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/ Waiting, dreaming, waiting, by some flowing mystic rill, / Waiting, hoping, waiting, strong desires my spirit fill; / Waiting, restless waiting, Oh! could I join the busy throng, / Waiting, patient waiting, for right to triumph over wrong.
Waiting, weary waiting, as the hours creep slowly by, / Waiting, sadly waiting, unnoticed by those passing nigh; / Waiting, daily waiting, with fire alive in heart and brain, / Waiting, yearly waiting, seeming but to wait for pain.
Waiting, striving, waiting, wisdom's goal I feign would win, / Waiting, weeping, waiting, ever bearing Adam's sin; / Waiting, vainly waiting, the race is for the swift and strong; / Waiting, sighing, waiting, pouring forth my grief in song.
Waiting, fearing, waiting, while the shadows gather deep, / Waiting, doubting, waiting, down the rocky cliffs they creep; / Waiting, longing, waiting, for man's promises not filled, / Waiting, trusting, waiting, Jesus speaks and all is stilled.