The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#691

691. O, deem not they are blest alone

1 O, deem not they are blest alone
Whose lives a peaceful tenor keep;
For God, who pities man, hath shown
A blessing for the eyes that weep.

2 The light of smiles shall fill again
The lids that overflow with tears,
And weary hours of woe and pain
Are promises of happier years.

3 There is a day of sunny rest
For every dark and troubled night,
And grief may bide an evening guest,

4 Nor let the good man's trust depart,
Though life its common gifts deny;
Though with a sad and broken heart,
He sees his hopes most cherished die.

5 For God has marked each sorrowing day,
And numbered every secret tear,
And heaven's long age of bliss shall pay
For all his children suffer here.

Text Information

• First Line: O, deem not they are blest alone
• Author: William Cullen Bryant
• Publication Date: 1886
• Topic: The Christian: Comfort and Encouragement

Tune Information

• Name: MELCOMBE
• Composer: S. Webbe
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: E♭ Major
• Notes: Alternate tunes: #223, 624, or 932.