The Voice of Praise ‎#631

631. In trouble and in grief, O God

1 In trouble and in grief, O God,
Thy smile hath cheered my way;
And joy hath budded from each thorn
That round my footsteps lay.

2 The hours of pain have yielded good
Which prosperous days refused;
As herbs, though scentless when entire,
Spread fragrance when they're bruised.

3 The oak strikes deeper as its boughs
By furious blasts are driven;
So life's tempestuous storms the more
Have fixed my heart in heaven.

4 All-gracious Lord, whate'er my lot
In other times may be,
I'll welcome still the heaviest grief
That brings me near to thee.

Text Information

• First Line: In trouble and in grief, O God
• Author: Anon.
• Meter: C. M.
• Publication Date: 1873
• Topic: The Christian Life: Trial and Patience; It is Good that I have been Afflicted
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

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