While Here

Spirit of life and light

Shine thro’ this wea­ry night

My path il­lume;

Show me the way to go

Make me Thy will to know;

Dispel the gloom

Dispel the gloom.

Comfort this heart

so worn

So crushed by bur­dens borne

Cast down so low;

Let Thy sweet peace con­sole

This weary

anx­ious soul

Tossed to and fro

Tossed to and fro.

Let ho­ly hopes arise

Plainly be­fore my eyes

Hopes fixed on high;

Hopes that shall nev­er fail;

Anchored with­in the veil

Beyond the sky

Beyond the sky.

Thus may I lift­ed be

Out of my low de­gree

On ho­ly wings;

Kept ev­er in the way

Aspiring day by day

To high­er things

To high­er things.