We Journey Through a Vale of Tears

We jour­ney through a vale of tears

By many a cloud o’er­cast;

And world­ly cares and world­ly fears

Go with us to the last.

Not to the last! Thy Word hath said

Could we but read aright

Poor pil­grim

lift in hope thy head

At eve there shall be light!

Though earth­born sha­dows now may shroud

Thy thor­ny path awhile

God’s bless­èd Word can part each cloud

And bid the sun­shine smile.

Only be­lieve

in liv­ing faith

His love and pow­er di­vine;

And ere thy sun shall set in death

His light shall round thee shine.

When tem­pest clouds are dark on high

His bow of love and peace

Shines sweet­ly in the vault­ed sky

Betokening storms shall cease.

Hold on thy way

with hope un­chilled

By faith and not by sight

And thou shalt own His Word ful­filled

At eve it shall be light.