It Is All Very Well

1 It is all ve­ry well that the cross we should bear,
For the toil we’re re­paid with in­her­it­ance there;
For the way of the cross is the way to the crown:
When we take up the crown, then the cross we lay down.

2 It is all ve­ry well that with tri­als we’re blest,
And pre­pared to enj­oy the sweet bless­ings of rest.
For like gold we are tried, and the dross all con­sumed,
Our souls pu­ri­fied, and our bo­dies en­tombed.

3 It is all ve­ry well e’en tho’ death too may come,
For the vict’ry is ours o’er the grave and the tomb.
For the clods of the val­ley in mer­cy are riv’n,
And Je­sus in­vites us and guides us to Heav’n.


Source: The Cyber Hymnal #16659

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