The Master’s Voice + 

When days are dark and nights are cold, + 

And all the world seems going wrong; + 

When fears are fresh, and hopes grow old, + 

And die because they’ve waited long; + 

When all is sad without, within, + 

And I am plagued with doubt and sin, + 

Yet have I comfort, and rejoice + 

If I can hear the Master’s voice. + 

Come unto Me, thou child distressed; + 

Come, find a refuge on My breast; + 

Lay down thy burden, and have rest. + 

When clouds are thick, and winds are loud, + 

And angry waters rising fast, + 

With many leaping waves that crowd + 

To overwhelm my boat at last; + 

When all my chance of life seems lost, + 

Though far astray and tempest-tossed, + 

Yet have I courage, and rejoice + 

If I can hear the Master’s voice. + 

Be not afraid; ’tis I that stand, + 

In every danger, near at hand. + 

The winds are still at My command. + 

When earthly voices, once so dear, + 

Have died in silence, one by one, + 

Till I am left to mourn them here + 

With empty heart, and all alone; + 

When sorrow from the gates of death + 

Breathes on my cheek her icy breath; + 

Yet have I peace, and can rejoice + 

If I but hear the Master’s voice. + 

A little while; wait patiently. + 

A little while, and thou shalt be + 

With thy beloved, and with Me. + 