1
A lamp in the night, a song in time of sorrow,
A great glad hope which faith can ever borrow
To gild the passing day with the glory of the morrow,
Is the hope of the coming of the Lord.
DA
lamp
G
in
the
D
night,
a song in time of sorrow,A
Em
great
glad
A7
hope
which
Bm
faith
can ever
A
borrow
To
D
gild
the
G
passing
D
day
with the glory of the morrow,Is the
G
hope
of the
A7
coming
of the
D-G-D
Lord.
Blessed hope, blessed hope,
Blessed hope of the coming of the Lord;
How the aching heart it cheers;
How it glistens through our tears,
Blessed hope of the coming of the Lord.
DBlessed
D-Bm
hope,
blessed
A
hope,
Blessed
Em
hope
of the
A7
coming
of the
D-G-D
Lord;
How the aching heart it
G
cheers;
How it
A7
glistens
through our
D
tears,
Blessed
G
hope
of the
D
coming
A7
of
the
D-G-D
Lord.
2
A star in the sky, a beacon bright to guide us;
An anchor sure to hold when storms betide us;
A refuge for the soul, where in quiet we may hide us,
Is the hope of the coming of the Lord.
A star in the sky, a beacon bright to guide us;
An anchor sure to hold when storms betide us;
A refuge for the soul, where in quiet we may hide us,
Is the hope of the coming of the Lord.
DA
star
G
in
the
D
sky,
a beacon bright to guide us;An
Em
anchor
A7
sure
to
Bm
hold
when storms
A
betide
us;A
D
refuge
G
for
the
D
soul,
where in quiet we may hide us,Is the
G
hope
of the
A7
coming
of the
D-G-D
Lord.
Blessed hope, blessed hope,
Blessed hope of the coming of the Lord;
How the aching heart it cheers;
How it glistens through our tears,
Blessed hope of the coming of the Lord.
DBlessed
D-Bm
hope,
blessed
A
hope,
Blessed
Em
hope
of the
A7
coming
of the
D-G-D
Lord;
How the aching heart it
G
cheers;
How it
A7
glistens
through our
D
tears,
Blessed
G
hope
of the
D
coming
A7
of
the
D-G-D
Lord.
3
A call of command, like trumpet clearly sounding,
To make us bold when evil is surrounding;
To stir the sluggish heart, and to keep in goodabounding,
Is the hope of the coming of the Lord.
A call of command, like trumpet clearly sounding,
To make us bold when evil is surrounding;
To stir the sluggish heart, and to keep in goodabounding,
Is the hope of the coming of the Lord.
DA
call
G
of
D
command,
like trumpet clearly sounding,To
Em
make
us
A7
bold
when
Bm
evil
is
A
surrounding;
To
D
stir
the
G
sluggish
D
heart,
and to keep in goodabounding,Is the
G
hope
of the
A7
coming
of the
D-G-D
Lord.
Blessed hope, blessed hope,
Blessed hope of the coming of the Lord;
How the aching heart it cheers;
How it glistens through our tears,
Blessed hope of the coming of the Lord.
DBlessed
D-Bm
hope,
blessed
A
hope,
Blessed
Em
hope
of the
A7
coming
of the
D-G-D
Lord;
How the aching heart it
G
cheers;
How it
A7
glistens
through our
D
tears,
Blessed
G
hope
of the
D
coming
A7
of
the
D-G-D
Lord.
4
A word from the One to all our hearts the dearest,
A parting word to make Him aye the nearest;
Of all His precious words, the sweetest, brightest, clearest,
Is the hope of the coming of the Lord.
A word from the One to all our hearts the dearest,
A parting word to make Him aye the nearest;
Of all His precious words, the sweetest, brightest, clearest,
Is the hope of the coming of the Lord.
DA
word
G
from
the
D
One
to all our hearts the dearest,A
Em
parting
A7
word
to
Bm
make
Him aye the
A
nearest;
Of
D
all
His
G D
precious
words, the sweetest, brightest, clearest,Is the
G
hope
of the
A7
coming
of the
D-G-D
Lord.
Blessed hope, blessed hope,
Blessed hope of the coming of the Lord;
How the aching heart it cheers;
How it glistens through our tears,
Blessed hope of the coming of the Lord.
DBlessed
D-Bm
hope,
blessed
A
hope,
Blessed
Em
hope
of the
A7
coming
of the
D-G-D
Lord;
How the aching heart it
G
cheers;
How it
A7
glistens
through our
D
tears,
Blessed
G
hope
of the
D
coming
A7
of
the
D-G-D
Lord.