Coming + 

When the snow is on the earth + 

Birds and waters cease their mirth; + 

When the sunlight is prevailing + 

Even the night-winds drop their wailing. + 

On the earth when deep snows lie + 

Still the sun is in the sky, + 

And when most we miss his fire + 

He is ever drawing nigher. + 

In the darkest winter day + 

Thou, God, art not far away; + 

When the nights grow colder, drearer, + 

Father, thou art coming nearer! + 

For thee coming I would watch + 

With my hand upon the latch⁠— + 

Of the door, I mean, that faces + 

Out upon the eternal spaces! + 