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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jul 27, 1911

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 88, No. 30.

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Only Wait

By Joshua Tappmeyer

Oft there comes a gentle whisper o’er me stealing, When my trials and my burdens seem too great; Like the sweet-voiced bells of evening, softly pealing, It is saying to my spirit, “Only wait.”
When I can not understand my Father’s leading, And His dealing seems to me but cruel fate, Still I hear that gentle whisper ever pleading: “God is working, God is faithful — only wait.”
When the promise seems to linger, long delaying, And I tremble lest perhaps it come too late, Still I hear that sweet-voiced whisper ever saying: “Though it tarry, it is coming — only wait.”
—Joshua Tappmeyer.