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I’ve found a joy in sorrow,
a secret balm for pain,
A beautiful tomorrow
of sunshine after rain;
I’ve found a branch of healing
near every bitter spring;
|:A whispered promise stealing
o’er every broken string.:|
I’ve found a glad hosanna
for every woe and wail;
A handful of sweet manna
when grapes of Eschol fail;
I’ve found a Rock of Ages
when desert wells are dry;
|:And, after weary stages,
I’ve found an Elim nigh.:|
An Elim with its coolness,
its fountains, and its shade;
A blessing in its fullness,
when buds of promise fade;
O’er tears of soft contrition
I’ve seen a rainbow light,
|:A glory and fruition,
so near! yet out of sight.:|
My Savior, Thee possessing,
I have the joy, the balm,
The healing and the blessing,
the sunshine and the psalm;
The promise for the fearful,
the Elim for the faint,
|:The rainbow for the tearful,
the glory for the saint!:|
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LYRICS
Meter:
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7 6 7 6 D extended
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Writer(s):
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Trans/Adapted:
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Dates:
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1864
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Bible Refs:
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Ex 15:27; Jn 16:20;
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LIST OF LYRIC SOURCES
Hymn/Song Book
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Year
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Song #
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| 1981 | # 104 | | | # 886 |
MUSIC
Name:
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CREWDSON
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Meter:
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7 6 7 6 D 7 6
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Writer(s):
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Dates:
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LIST OF MUSIC SOURCES
Hymn/Song Book
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Song #
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Key
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| # 886 | E |
echo ' | ';
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