F. R. Havergal
LIGHT after darkness, Gain after loss,
Strength after weakness, Crown after cross;
Sweet after bitter, Hope after fears,
Home after wand’ring, Praise after tears.
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Sheaves after sowing, Sun after rain,
Sight after mystery, Peace after pain;
Joy after sorrow, Calm after blast,
Rest after weariness, Sweet rest at last.
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Near after distant, Gleam after gloom,
Love after loneliness, Life after tomb;
After long agony, Rapture of bliss,
Right was the pathway, Leading to this.