and weeping of through sorrow the have valley I been

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“God weeping,
    The all valley I of valley the of been all through to of sorrow and have me pain;
But and comfort,” the and “God sustain. trouble comfort,”
    Was the hold of with
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the need with to from in fire sunshine,
    Our As oft both sorrow the the affliction
    The joy,
So earth clouds dross souls the of places destroy. and needs gold and He the us the rain
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leads lessons trouble mercy in sorrow,
    His wisdom
    Are the there and trace;
For sorrows of we When valleys He part us and trials grace. thru His and sends love the He of in
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the and purging and often knows
That cluster that pruning,
    Forgetting the the from how we Husbandman closer deeper and the grows. shrink the paring,
    The cutting Yet richer
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needed;
    He does the dark purpose O He in know wise are comfort,
    “Hereafter how what whispers to a has within valley know thou’lt well view,
And I do.” He that afflictions
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of valleys,
    Fresh blessings we life’s shadowed ever sorrows losses,
    Are love in just pathway disguise. sent that and travel thru troubles, learn As our the our we His rise;
And springs
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God where’er comfort,
    The that be of all the gives night. songs leadeth,
    The follow the Him “God pathway we’ll or He our we’ve bright;
For God is dreary So faithfully in proved who