1. Light after darkness,
  Gain after loss,
  Strength after weakness,
  Crown after cross;
  Sweet after bitter,
  Hope after fears,
  Home after wand'ring,
  Praise after tears.
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.
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.