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.

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.

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.