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Be patient, be patient, no longer despairing

  • No. 1182
  • Words Annie R. Smith.
  • 4 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

Be patient, be patient, no longer despairing,Though bright hope deferred fills with sorrow thy heart;Though bitter the cup thy soul has been sharing,Let not fond affections from Heaven depart.Not long will He tarry, in doubt here us leaving;He 'll come for his children who for him are grieving.Oh, wait for the promise of glory receiving,When the King in his beauty for us shall appear.

2

Be patient, be patient, the light shining o'er thee,Will guide through the shades that encompass the way:The Saviour has trod the rough pathway before thee;Let not sore afflictions and trials dismay.Upward to God be the heart's adoration,Where ever are flowing pure streams of salvation:Redemption is nearing! O seek preparation!Soon the King in his beauty for us will appear.

3

Be patient, be patient, a pilgrim and stranger,Though foes may assail, and the scoffing deride;Through toil and affliction, temptation and danger,The saints must be purified, made white, and tried.Be humble, the spirit of meekness adorning,Be faithful, proclaiming the last notes of warning;Be watchful, to hail the glad dawn of that morningWhen the King in his beauty for us shall appear.

4

Be patient, be patient, a little while longer,And Jesus the kingdom to us will restore.Be cheerful, enduring, thy faith growing stronger,Till trials are passed, and thy conflicts are o'er.Be patient, the Lord all his saints will deliver,With love, peace, and joy, will surround them forever,Where naught shall e'er cloud, or their sweet union sever,With the King in his beauty they 'll reign evermore.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «1182» (large) in the left column of p. 406, under stanza 2 of hymn 1181 (EDEN. 12s & 11s.), with NO reference line, no meter and no tune name (the text has the 12s & 11s meter of EDEN, printed just above it). The first word «BE» is in capitals and small capitals («Be» here). Stanza 1 and the first half of stanza 2 stand in the left column; the second half of stanza 2 (from «Upward to God…») and stanzas 3–4 in the right column; «Annie R. Smith.» in italics after stanza 4. Stanzas numbered «1»–«4» without period (numbered «1.» etc. here). Lines 2, 4 and 8 of each stanza are indented in the print. Long lines are broken by the column width and joined here: «sorrow / thy heart;», «griev- / ing.», «encompass / the way:», «before / thee;», «dan- / ger,», «and / tried.», «for- / ever,», «sweet / union sever,», «ever- / more.». «He 'll» and «they 'll» are set with a space before the apostrophe and are kept so; «heart's», «o'er», «e'er» as printed. «Where ever» (two words) and «nanght» (stanza 4, line 7 — a turned letter for «naught») are kept as printed (see uncertainties.md). The print sets a thin space before «;», «:» and «!»; it is closed up here. Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's.

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
Old Melodies · No. 1182 · printed page 406
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-02