496. Sometimes a Light Surprises

1 Sometimes a light surprises
The Christian while he sings;
It is the Lord, who rises
With healing in His wings;
When comforts are declining,
He grants the soul again
A season of clear shining,
To cheer it after rain.

2 In holy contemplation
We sweetly then pursue
The theme of God's salvation,
And find it ever new;
Set free from present sorrow,
We cheerfully can say,
Let the unknown tomorrow
Bring with it what it may,

3 It can bring with it nothing.
But He will bear us through;
Who gives the lilies clothing
Will clothe His people, too:
Beneath the spreading heavens,
No creature but is fed;
And He who feeds the ravens
Will give His children bread.

4 Though vine nor fig-tree neither
Its wonted fruit shall bear,
Though all the field 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.

AMEN.

Text Information
First Line: Sometimes a light surprises
Title: Sometimes a Light Surprises
Author: William Cowper, 1731-1800
Meter: 7 6 7 6 D
Language: English
Publication Date: 1999
Topic: Assurance and Faith
Tune Information
Name: PETITION
Composer: Franz J Haydn, 1732-1809
Meter: 7 6 7 6 D
Key: G Major or modal



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