Strength after weakness, crown after cross ;
Sweet after bitter, hope after fears,
Home after wandering, 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.