Sometimes a light surprises

The words

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   Stanza 1. Sometimes a light surprisesThe christian while he sings;It is the LORD who risesWith healing in his wings:When comforts are declining,He grants the soul againA season of clear shiningTo cheer it after rain.

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   Stanza 2. In holy contemplation,We sweetly then pursueThe theme of God’s salvation,And find it ever new:Set free from present sorrow,We cheerfully can say,E’en let th’ unknown tomorrow,Bring with it what it may.

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   Stanza 3. It can bring with it nothingBut he will bear us through;Who gives the lilies clothingWill clothe his people too:Beneath the spreading heavens,No creature but is fed;And he who feeds the ravens,Will give his children bread.

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   Stanza 4. The vine, nor fig–tree neither,Their wonted fruit should hear,Though all the fields should wither,Nor flocks, nor herds, be there:Yet God the same abiding,His praise shall tune my voice;For while in him confiding,I cannot but rejoice.

Olney Hymns (1779), Book 3, Hymn 48. William Cowper. Public domain. CCEL transcription with modernized spelling. www.praylock.com/olney-hymns/3-48