The Cyber Hymnal ‎#3399

3399. Joy in Sorrow

1. 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,
A whispered promise stealing
o’er every broken string.

2. 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,
And, after weary stages,
I’ve found an Elim nigh.

3. 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,
A glory and fruition, so near!
yet out of sight.

4. 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!
The rainbow for the tearful,
the glory for the saint!

Text Information

• First Line: I've found a joy in sorrow
• Title: Joy in Sorrow
• Author: Jane F. Crewdson (1864)
• Meter: 76.76.76.76.76
• Language: English
• Source: A Little While, and Other Poems (Manchester, England: 1864)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: CREWDSON
• Composer: Ira David Sankey, 1840-1908
• Meter: 76.76.76.76.76
• Incipit: 13545 65313 43212
• Key: E Major
• Copyright: Public Domain