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858. Crown After Cross

1. Light after darkness,
Gain after loss,
Strength after weariness,
Crown after cross.
Sweet after bitter,
Song after sigh,
Home after wandering,
Praise after cry.

Refrain:
Now comes the weeping,
Then the glad reaping,
Now comes the labor hard,
Then the reward.

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. [Refrain]

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. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: Light after darkness
Title: Crown After Cross
Author: Frances R. Havergal
Refrain First Line: Now comes the weeping
Language: English
Publication Date: 1908
Topic: The Home Eternal
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [Light after darkness]
Composer: E. S. Lorenz
Key: E♭ Major
Notes: Public Domain.



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