YET A LITTLE WHILE by R. C. Farrar

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Apr 8, 1862

"YET A LITTLE WHILE."

By R. C. Farrar

DEAR brethren, yet a little while, And he will surely come; Our great Deliverer will appear, And bring us safely home. The gloomy night of toil and pain Will soon be passed away, And the Sun of glory usher in The long expected day.

Only a little while, and then Our partings will be o'er; We'll meet on Zion's holy hill, And ne'er be parted more. Our tears will all be wiped away, Our hearts no sorrow know; We'll wander through elysian fields, Where life's sweet waters flow.

Only a little while! sweet hope! What joy doth it impart, When earthly friends forsake us here, And earthly joys depart. O, then, dear Saviour, how we long Thy lovely face to see, When we shall see thee as thou art, And shall be like to thee.

Dear brethren, yet a little while, And Jesus will appear; The altogether lovely One, We shall behold him near. He will not tarry long, we know, The promise still is sure, To those whose patience faileth not— Who faithfully endure.

Only a little while, and then The City we'll behold— Its gates of pearl, its shining streets Of pure, transparent gold. Its rainbow-tinted walls reflect A light, more dazzling, far, Than seven-fold light of sun or moon, Yet mild as evening's star.

For yet a little while, and we The victor's crown shall wear; The victor's song shall also sing, And fadeless glories share. O, let us seek to be prepared To join the blood-washed throng, When Jesus comes, for well we know He will not tarry long.

R. C. Farrar.

Kingston, Wis.