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[Light after darkness] (Wallace)

[Light after darkness] (Wallace)

Composer: William Vincent Wallace
Published in 2 hymnals


Composer: William Vincent Wallace

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Title: [Light after darkness] (Wallace)
Composer: William Vincent Wallace
Incipit: 36513 54233 65135
Copyright: Public Domain

Texts

Light After Darkness

Light after darkness, gain after loss,
Strength after weakness, crown after cross;
Sweet after bitter, hope after fears,
Home after wandering, praise after tears.

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