KEEP A LIGHT IN THE WINDOW.
Keep a light in the window burning,
Faint though its glimmering be;
It may lighten some homeless wanderer,
Tossed upon life's dark sea;
It may whisper thoughts of comfort
And hope to the sinking heart,
Of the beacon that fadeless gleameth,
When the sunbeams of earth depart. Keep a light in the window burning
Brilliantly for a sign
That upon you the “God of Israel”
Maketh his face to shine,
Hoping some long-lost brother,
Waylaid in the path of sin,
May descry its welcome glimmer,
And joyfully enter in. Keep a light in the window burning,
Ye who in the Lord rejoice,
And with hopeful souls are waiting
For the sound of the Bridegroom's voice,
Till the light of his glorious presence
Extinguish the feeble ray;
Like the morning star it shall vanish
In the light of the “perfect day.”