I think this is penned by William Edward Wakeford. It could be a song - he was a gifted musician apparently.
When the Great Red Dawn is Shining
1) Though I am far beyond the ocean blue
Each lonely hour my heart remembers you
Each tender love, each word I used to know
Comes back to me, from out the long ago.
2) When the Great Red Dawn is shining
When the waiting hours are past
When the tears of my night are ended
& I see the day at last
I shall come down to the road of sunshine
to a heart that that is fond (?) and true
When the Great Red Dawn is shining
Back to home, back to love & you
2)
Dark is the world but still I wait and pray
Each lovely hour to see the rising day
That day of love that dawns on grief and pain
That day of love that brings me home again
When the Great Red Dawn is shining
