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THE WATCH-TOWER.
THE WATCH-TOWER.
"Let me not be ashamed; for I put my trust in Thee."—Psalm xxv. 20.
"Thou shalt know that I am the Lord: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for Me."—Isaiah xlix. 23.
"It will surely come, it will not tarry."—Habakkuk ii. 3.
I will stand alone on my watch-tower,
And hear what my Lord will say;
I've watched there many a midnight,
And the noon of a sultry day.
I have cast my bread on the waters;
I shall surely find it again,
Though now, to my poor heart's vision,
It seems to be all in vain.
And hear what my Lord will say;
I've watched there many a midnight,
And the noon of a sultry day.
I have cast my bread on the waters;
I shall surely find it again,
Though now, to my poor heart's vision,
It seems to be all in vain.
The Lord hath His time appointed;
I know not when it may be;
But the blessing my soul is seeking
Will be given at last to me.
It may come in the silent watches,
When the world lieth weary and still;
It may come when my hope sinks lowest,
The depth of my spirit to thrill.
I know not when it may be;
But the blessing my soul is seeking
Will be given at last to me.
It may come in the silent watches,
When the world lieth weary and still;
It may come when my hope sinks lowest,
The depth of my spirit to thrill.
I know it will come. I am gazing
Into the distance afar,
As the wise men watched for the rising,
Through Eastern night, of their star:
Into the distance afar,
As the wise men watched for the rising,
Through Eastern night, of their star:
