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Light after darkness, gain after loss,
Strength after weakness, crown after cross;
Sweet after bitter, hope after fears,
Home after wandering, praise after tears.
Now comes the weeping,
then the glad reaping;
Now comes the labor hard,
then the reward.
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.
Now comes the weeping,
then the glad reaping;
Now comes the labor hard,
then the reward.
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.
Now comes the weeping,
then the glad reaping;
Now comes the labor hard,
then the reward.
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LYRICS
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Meter:
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9 9 9 9 with refrain
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Bible Refs:
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Ps 30:5; Is 35:10;
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