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[There’s a light that is shining in darkness]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Geo. C. Stebbins Incipit: 34555 56715 55544 Used With Text: We'll Wait and Watch

Author: H. L. Hastings Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: There's a light that is shining in darkness Refrain First Line: So we'll wait and watch for the dawning Used With Tune: [There's a light that is shining in darkness]

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We'll Wait and Watch

Author: H. L. Hastings Hymnal: Christian Endeavor Hymns #124 (1894) First Line: There's a light that is shining in darkness Refrain First Line: So we’ll wait and watch for the dawning Lyrics: 1 There’s a light that is shining in darkness, While we wait for the dawning of day; And it cheers us along on our journey, Till the shadows shall vanish away! Refrain: So we’ll wait and watch for the dawning, The day of eternity blest; Then take the wings of the morning, And fly away to our rest. 2 From the sure word the prophets have spoken, There is light flashing forth through the gloom; For the Scripture can never be broken, And the King in His glory will come. [Refrain] 3 Now we sing ‘mid the darkness and shadows, And we pray and we watch for the dawn; Till the Daystar, in glory arising, Shall betoken the coming of morn. [Refrain] 4 We are not of the night nor of darkness; Let us walk, then, as children of day; Our weeping shall be for a moment, And our joy shall ne’er vanish away! [Refrain] Topics: Coming of Christ; Resurrection Languages: English Tune Title: [There’s a light that is shining in darkness]

The Wings of the Morning

Author: H. L. Hastings Hymnal: The Male Chorus No. 1 #64 (1888) First Line: There's a light that is shining in darkness Refrain First Line: So we'll wait and watch for the dawning Languages: English Tune Title: [There's a light that is shining in darkness]

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H. L. Hastings

1831 - 1899 Author of "We'll Wait and Watch" in Christian Endeavor Hymns Hastings, Horace Lorenzo, was born at Blandford, Mass., Nov. 26, 1831; commenced writing hymns, and preaching, in his 17th year, and laboured as an evangelist in various parts of the U. S. In 1866 he established The Christian, a monthly paper, in which many of his hymns have appeared, and in 1865 the Scriptural Tract Repository in Boston. He published Social Hymns, Original and Selected, Boston, 1865; Songs of Pilgrimage, a Hymnal for the Churches of Christ, Part i., 1880; and in August, 1886, the same completed, to tho extent of 1533 hymns, 450 of which are original and signed "H." The best known of these is "Shall we meet beyond the river," written in N. Y. city, 1858, and lately published as a leaflet in 14 stanzas of 8 lines. The text in Gospel Hymns and elsewhere consists of the 1st half of stanzas i., iv., xi. and ix. The Hastings Birthday Book, extracts from his prose writings, appeared 1886. [Rev. F. M. Bird, M.A.] -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology

George C. Stebbins

1846 - 1945 Person Name: Geo. C. Stebbins Composer of "[There’s a light that is shining in darkness]" in Christian Endeavor Hymns Stebbins studied music in Buffalo and Rochester, New York, then became a singing teacher. Around 1869, he moved to Chicago, Illinois, to join the Lyon and Healy Music Company. He also became the music director at the First Baptist Church in Chicago. It was in Chicago that he met the leaders in the Gospel music field, such as George Root, Philip Bliss, & Ira Sankey. At age 28, Stebbins moved to Boston, Massachusetts, where he became music director at the Claredon Street Baptist Church; the pastor there was Adoniram Gordon. Two years later, Stebbins became music director at Tremont Temple in Boston. Shortly thereafter, he became involved in evangelism campaigns with Moody and others. Around 1900, Stebbins spent a year as an evangelist in India, Egypt, Italy, Palestine, France and England. (www.hymntime.com/tch)