Waiting and Watching (Peck)

Waiting and watch­ing for dawn­ing of day

Day nev­er end­ing and glo­ri­ous­ly bright;

Pilgrims of earth

up­ward look on your way;

Faithful your vi­gil

you’ll soon find the light.

Waiting and watch­ing

the light soon will dawn;

Pilgrim

look up­ward

there shines the dawn.

Wait ye

and watch

but oh

nev­er des­pair!

Weary

and sor­row­ing pil­grims of earth;

Darkest the night

just as dawn­ing so fair

On this dear world has its glo­ri­ous birth.

Led by a star

just one sin­gle clear ray

Jesus the Day­spring by wise men was found;

In the bright realms where eter­nal is day

He is now wait­ing our faint hopes to crown.