I Wait for Thy Salvation, Lord WOODSTOCK—Deodatus Dutton I Wait for Thy Salvation, Lord 1 I wait for Thy salvation, Lord, With strong desires I wait; My soul, invited by thy word, Stands watching at Thy gate. 2 Just as the guards that keep the night long for the morning skies, Watch the first beams of breaking light, And meet them with their eyes: 3 So waits my soul to see Thy grace; And more intent than they, Meets the first openings of Thy face, And finds a brighter day. 4 Then in the Lord