1. The night will soon be over,
When dawn will bring to sight
What Jesus will uncover
With His own glory’s light,
When all that brings us sorrow
Will fade away like mist,
And heaven’s bright tomorrow
Will usher in the Feast.
2. Take courage, then my spirit,
With flesh still weighted down;
Take hope you will inherit
A glory-weighted crown,
When Christ, your body raising
From dust that you became,
Will bring His children, praising
His holy, saving name.
3. Still heav’nward you are going,
Though narrow is the way;
Christ’s Word the path is showing
So that you will not stray;
He leads you to repentance
To be conformed to Him,
Who daily cleans your conscience
In blood shed for your sin.
4. It is His guiltless suffering,
His pure and holy death,
Which is the only offering
That gives a sinner faith;
It shows a gracious Father,
Who knows your feeble frame,
Who gave His Son, your Brother
To give to you His name.
5. Then claim what God now calls you—
His child should know his place!
When sin on sin appalls you,
Abounds much more His grace,
And when in all your weakness
You see no strength within,
The Crucified with meekness
Will take away your sin.
6. Dear Abba, hear my crying,
I know not how to pray!
Your Spirit in me sighing
Has greater words to say;
Then let Life’s Giver lead me
To seek in Christ Your love,
And with the words that feed me
To prayer my spirit move.
7. So that when comes the hour
When all will be made known
And Christ in glorious power
As Judge of all is shown,
I will appear before Him
Judged holy in His blood,
And sinless will adore Him,
My Brother and my God.
