Light is dawn­ing, pil­grim,
O’er thy lone­ly way;
Lift thine eye with glad­ness—
See the ris­ing day.

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Then be cheer­ful, pil­grim,
Chase away thy gloom,
He shall light thy path­way,
Even through the tomb.

Jesus comes to cheer thee,
All thy jour­ney through;
He will chase thy sor­row
Like the morn­ing dew.

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Yes! the night is pass­ing—
Soon it will be gone,
For the hills are gild­ed
By the ris­ing sun.

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Weep no more, then Chris­tian,
Soon the night will end—
Thou hast spent it weep­ing—
Joy shall morn at­tend.

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Then in end­less glo­ry,
Pilgrim, thou shalt rest,
There Thy night of weep­ing
Is for­ev­er past.

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There shall end thy jour­ney,
Where no night can come,
Thou shalt rest for­ev­er,
In Thy long-sought home.

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