Author: Frances R. Havergal; Unknown Meter: 9.9.9.9.10.10 Appears in 111 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 30:5 First Line: Light after darkness, gain after loss Refrain First Line: Now comes the weeping, then the glad reaping Lyrics: 1 Light after darkness, gain after loss,
Strength after weakness, crown after cross;
Sweet after bitter, hope after fears,
Home after wandering, praise after tears.
Refrain:
Now comes the weeping, then the glad reaping;
Now comes the labor hard, then the reward.
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. [Refrain]
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. [Refrain] Used With Tune: CROWN AFTER CROSS Text Sources: Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/Crown_After_Cross); Faith Publishing House, Evening Light Songs, 1949, edited 1987 (322); The Gospel Trumpet Company, Select Hymns, 1911 (602)
Crown After Cross