Light Among the Shadows

There is light among the sha­dows

There is gold among the dross

There’s a joy for ev­ery sor­row

There’s a crown for ev­ery cross;

In this world of sin and sor­row

Where the heart is bowed with care

We may view by faith the mor­row

Where the soul is free from fear.

There is hope with our des­pair­ing

There is peace ’mid our dis­tress

For with oth­ers we are shar­ing

Joy as well as bit­ter­ness;

Clouds have all a sil­ver lin­ing

Light is shin­ing ov­er­head

And we know mid our re­pin­ing

That our hopes have not all fled.

God is liv­ing and re­gard­ing

All the cries of our dis­tress

God is reign­ing and re­ward­ing

All His own in right­eous­ness;

Evermore this Friend will love us

Evermore His grace be­stow

And from yon­der Heav’n ab­ove us

Peace and bless­ing we shall know.

Bear your cross­es

un­re­pin­ing

Take the bit­ter with the sweet

And your hearts to Him in­clin­ing

Bow in pa­tience at His feet;

Tell Him there

in sweet sub­mis­sion

You will wel­come good or ill;

All that comes by His per­mis­sion

Worketh out His sov­er­eign will.