This is a hymn from the 1964 edition of the Christadelphian Hymn Book (288). It was written by C.A. Ladson, the author of Guided by the Star.
C.A. Ladson was born March 6, 1871 in Beechworth, Australia. He moved to England in 1904 where he married the younger daughter of Robert Roberts (former editor of The Christadelphian Magazine, and author of Christendom Astray). Ladson was a regular contributer to The Christadelphian Magazine, particularly The Jews and Zionism section and the Sunday Morning section.
C.A. Ladson passed away September 21, 1939 and "sleeps" awaiting the "coming of the King".
Lift up your heads, ye saints,
Redemption draweth near:
What though the waters rage and roar,
Faith laughs at every fear.
What though the way be dark,
The heavenly light is clear:
What though the night is black with storm,
Deliverance is near.
Mark how the signs abound
When spring is on the way,
See how the gleam grows in the East
Before the dawning day.
So in the worldly night
Behold the portents plain
That speak the coming of the King,
The glories of his reign.
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