The Cyber Hymnal ‎#3816

3816. A Little Longer

1. Trav’ler, tho’ thy feet are worn,
Climb a little longer!
Tho’ with thorns thy hands are torn,
Cling a little longer!
Thorns shall change to waving palms,
Tempests cease in heav’nly calms,
Joy shall banish thine alarms,
Wait a little longer!

Refrain
As I walk the way no terror can alarm,
For He holds me with His everlasting arms.

2. Tho’ thy heart is aching sore,
Bear a little longer!
Stands another cross before,
Lift a little longer!
No more heartache, no more pain,
In the land thou yet shall gain,
Only faithfully remain,
True a little longer! [Refrain]

3. Step by step climb higher still,
Climb a little longer!
At the top thy heart shall thrill,
Hope a little longer!
On thy brow shall shine a gem,
Sparkling in life’s diadem,
In the new Jerusalem,
On a little longer! [Refrain]

4. Glory in the sunset land
Waits a little longer!
Till the loved shall clasp thy hand,
With a love grown stronger;
Friends are beck’ning from the skies,
Urging on the soul that tries
Still to reach Heav’n’s paradise,
On! a little longer! [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Trav'ler, tho' thy feet are worn
• Title: A Little Longer
• Author: Frances E. Townsley (1890)
• Refrain First Line: As I walk the way no terror can alarm
• Language: English
• Source: White Ribbon Vibrations, 5th edition, edited by Flora H. Cassel (Hastings, Nebraska: 1890)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [Trav'ler, tho' thy feet are worn]
• Composer: Fannie Birdsall Bula
• Incipit: 34532 15576 55134
• Key: B♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain