Advent Hymnals

858. CROWN AFTER CROSS

Christ in Song,

1.
Light after darkness,
Gain after loss,
Strength after weariness,
Crown after cross.
Sweet after bitter, 
Song after sigh,
Home after wandering,
Praise after cry.

Refrain:
Now comes the weeping,
Then the glad reaping,
Now comes the labor hard,
Then the reward.

2.
Sheaves after sowing,
Sun after rain,
Sight after mystery,
Peace after pain.
Joy after sorrow,
Calm after blast,
Rest after weariness 
Sweet rest at last.  [Refrain]

3.
Near after distant,
Gleam after gloom,
Love after loneliness,
Life after tomb,
After long agony,
Rapture of bliss!
Right was the pathway
Leading to this.  [Refrain]

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  Title	Crown After Cross
  Key	E♭ Major
  Titles	Now comes the weeping,
  First Line	Light after darkness
  Author	Frances R. Havergal
  Year	1908
  Composer	E. S. Lorenz
  Hymnal	-
  Tune	Light after darkness
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  Subjects	The Home Eternal
  Texts	Hebrews 12:2
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