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Deem not that they are blest alone
Whose days a peaceful tenor keep;
Th’anointed Son
of God makes known
A blessing for the eyes that weep.
The light of smiles shall fill again
The lids that overflow with tears;
And weary hours of woe and pain
Are promises of happier years.
There is a day of sunny rest
For every dark and troubled night;
And grief shall bide
an evening guest,
But joy shall come with early light.
And ye, who o’er a friend’s low bier
Now shed the bitter drops like rain,
Know that a brighter, happier sphere
Will give him to your arms again.
Nor let the good man’s trust depart,
Though life its common gifts deny,
Though with a pierced
and broken heart,
And spurned of men, he goes to die.
For God has marked
each sorrowing day,
And numbered every secret tear;
And heaven’s long age
of bliss shall pay
For all His children suffer here.
---Alternative verses---
Yes, a bright day of peaceful rest
Succeeds this dark and troubled night;
Though grief may bide an evening guest,
Yet joy shall come with early light.
Let not the Christian's trust depart,
Though life its common gifts deny;
Though with a sinking, fainting heart,
He sometimes almost longs to die;
The light of smiles shall fill again
The lids that now o’erflow with tears;
And weary hours of woe and pain
Are earnests of serener years.
O, there are days of hope and rest
For every dark and troubled night;
And grief shall bide, an evening guest,
But joy shall come with early light.
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LYRICS
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Meter:
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8 8 8 8 (L.M.)
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Writer(s):
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Dates:
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1837
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Bible Refs:
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Rev 7:17;
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LIST OF LYRIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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Year
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Song #
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| 1854 | # 326 | | 1899 | # 531 |
MUSIC
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Name:
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BERA
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Meter:
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8 8 8 8 (L.M.)
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Writer(s):
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Dates:
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1849
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LIST OF MUSIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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Song #
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Key
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| # 531 | Eb |
ALTERNATIVE TUNES
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Name
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meter
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| 8 8 8 8 (L.M.) |
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