Every Cloud Has a Sunny Side

1 Yes, ev'ry cloud has a silver side,
Tho' dark the cloud may be,
For just behind it the sunlight waits,
To shine forth gloriously.
Tho' dark and stormy be the day,
And wildly beats the rain,
'Twill only make the hours more bright
When sunlight comes again.

Refrain:
Then courage take and breast the wave
Tho' storms sweep o'er the tide,
There is no cloud, however dark,
That has no shining side.

2 Were ev'ry day with beauty crown'd,
And ev'ry moment blest,
We might forget, 'mid the joys of earth,
That glorious land of rest.
Adversity but makes more clear
Fair fortune's golden dawn,
Just as we hail, after darkest night,
The brightest rays of morn. [Refrain]

3 If it were summer all the year,
And ev'ry month were June,
Then who would watch for the welcome rays
Of autumn's harvest moon.
If winter came not with storms and cold,
And lonely, dreary hours,
O who would hail with wild delight
Sweet spring's unfolding flow'rs. [Refrain]

Source: The Silver Chime: a cluster of Sabbath school melodies, tunes, sentences, chants, etc., for the use of children and teachers in their school exercises, devotions, and recreations, to which is added... #32