The Excelsior Hymnal ‎#146

146. Where Love Abides

1 ‘Tis hard for us all to be smiling,
With never a sigh nor a frown,
To always seem joyous and happy
And not for a moment cast down;
But if in our hearts we shall carry
The beautiful sunshine of Love,
Each cloud will be spann’d with rainbow,
God’s mercy and goodness to prove.

Refrain:
Each life has its season of gladness,
Its Springtime with bright, sunny hours,
Each life has its season of sadness,
When blossom no sweet smiling flow’rs;
Each life has its season of Winter,
When chilling winds fiercely may blow,
But joy is each moment abiding,
When love in the heart is aglow.

2 Our lives need not change like the seasons,
But constant with love may abide,
Faith’s anchor so firmly shall hold us,
Tho swift be the flow of the tide;
In hope we shall ride on in safety,
With never a fear nor a sigh,
For Love ever clearly is shining,
Tho darkness is hiding the sky. [Refrain]

3 Oh God, help us all to be faithful,
To carry Love’s sunshine thru life,
Thru days that are marr’d by the tempest,
to lives that are burden’d with strife;
For only by living for others
Shall life full of happiness be,
And thus, by our living and loving,
We all shall be living for Thee. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: ‘Tis hard for us all to be smiling
• Title: Where Love Abides
• Author: G. C. T.
• Refrain First Line: Each life has its season of gladness
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1919

Tune Information

• Name: ['Tis hard for us all to be smiling]
• Composer: Grant Colfax Tullar