A Light Came Out of Darkness

A light came out of dark­ness;

No light

no hope had we

Till Je­sus came from Heav­en

Our light and hope to be.

Oh

as I read the sto­ry

From birth to dy­ing cry

A long­ing fills my bo­som

To meet Him by and by.

How ten­der His com­pas­sion

How lov­ing was His call

How ear­nest His en­trea­ty

To sin­ners

one and all.

He wooed

and won them to Him

By love

and that is why

I long to be like Je­sus

And meet Him by and by.

Yet deep­er do I pon­der

His cross and sor­row see

And ev­er gaze and won­der

Why Je­sus died for me.

And shall I fear to own Him?

Can I my Lord de­ny?

No! let me love Him

serve Him

And meet Him by and by.