1  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.

 2  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.

 3  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.