Deep and deep­er fell the sha­dows,
Nearer seemed the gold­en strand,
And my trust­ing heart was wait­ing,
Passive in my Sav­ior’s hands;
O how bright­ly o’er my spir­it
Came a ra­di­ance from afar,
Like the blush of ear­ly morn­ing,
Like the ris­ing of a star.

Refrain

I was wait­ing, calm­ly wait­ing,
Not a fear was in my breast;
I had trust­ed my Re­deem­er,
And in Him was now my rest.

Nearer seemed the shin­ing por­tals,
But the Mas­ter said to me,
There are sheaves that must be gar­nered
Ere the reap­ing dawns for thee;
Yet I know that thou wert wea­ry,
And I bade thy heart re­pose
By a heal­ing stream that mur­murs
Where the Rose of Sharon grows.

Refrain

In the si­lent hours of mid­night,
When my wak­ing thoughts take wings,
O the tran­quil peace He gives me,
And the hal­lowed songs He brings!
He has crowned me with His bless­ing,
And I now by faith can say,
I am go­ing forth with vi­gor,
Still re­joic­ing on my way.

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