Zinzendorff and Other Poems/"I will wait upon the Lord that hideth his face"

Zinzendorff and Other Poems (1836)
by Lydia Huntley Sigourney
"I will wait upon the Lord that hideth his face"
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"I will wait upon the Lord that hideth his face."—Isaiah.

Where'er thine earthly lot is cast,
    Whate'er its duties prove,
To toil neath Penury's piercing blast,
    Or share the cell of love,
Or 'mid the pomp of wealth to live,
    Or wield of power the rod,
Still as a faithful servant strive
    To wait alone on God.

Should disappointment's blighting sway
    Destroy of joy the bloom,
Till one by one, thy hopes decay
    In darkness and the tomb,
Should Heaven its cheering smile withhold
    From thy disastrous fate,
And foes arise like billows bold,
    Still, on Jehovah wait.

When timid dawn her couch forsakes,
    Or noon-day splendors glide
Or eve, her curtain'd pillow takes
    While watchful stars preside,
Or midnight warns the hosts of care
    Far from his ebon throne,
Unwearied in thy fervent prayer
    Wait thou on God alone.

But should he still conceal his face
    Till flesh and spirit fail,
And bid thee darkly run the race
     Of Time's receding vale,

With what a doubly glorious ray
    His smile will light that sky
Where ransom'd souls rejoicing lay
    Their robes of mourning by.