8242. As Above The Darkest Storm Cloud

1 As above the darkest storm cloud
Shines the sun, serenely bright
Waiting to restore to nature
All the glory of his light,
So, behind each cloud of sorrow,
So, in each affliction, stands,
Hid, an angel, with a blessing
From the Father in his hand.

2 As without the tempest, pouring
O’er the earth the welcome rain,
All were but a fruitless desert,
Barren sand for ripening grain,
So if ne’er a cloud of sadness
Veiled the sunshine of the soul,
If affliction’s waves were never
Suffered o’er the heart to roll.

3 Love and faith might fail forever
To bring forth their fruits of peace;
Heaven’s good seed of truth would perish
In a thorny wilderness.
So, with cloud and storm and tempest
Grows our earthly summer dim,
That the rebel heart, our Father
Thus may win to turn to Him.

Text Information
First Line: As above the darkest storm cloud
Title: As Above The Darkest Storm Cloud
Author: Daniel H. Howard
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: SANCTUARY
Composer: John Bacchus Dykes (1871)
Meter: 87.87 D
Key: A♭ Major
Source: Anglican Hymn Book, 1871
Copyright: Public Domain



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