endless striving day by day,
The souls that weep, the souls that pray--
He knows it all.
Ref.--He knows it all,
The bitter, weary way;
O souls that weep, O souls that pray,
He knows it all.
2 He knows how hard the fight has been,
The clouds that come our lives between,
The wounds the world has never seen--
He knows it all.
3 He knows, when, faint and worn, we sink,
How deep the pain, how near the brink
Of dark despair we pause and shrink--
He knows it all.
4 He knows! oh, thought so full of bliss!
For though on earth our joys we miss.
We still can bear it, feeling this--
He knows it all.
Unknown.
380 Cast Thy Burden on the Lord.
Cast thy burden on the Lord,
And he will sustain thee, and strengthen thee, and comfort thee;
He will sustain thee, and comfort thee;
He will sustain thee, he will comfort thee;
Cast thy burden on the Lord!
381 Lux Benigna. 10s. & 4s.
_Lead Thou Me On._
Lead, kindly Light, amid th' encircling gloom,
Lead thou me on,
The night is dark, and I am far from home,
Lead thou me on;
Keep thou my feet; I do not ask to see
The distant scene; one step enough for me.
2 I was not ever thus, nor prayed that thou
Shouldst lead me on;
I loved to choose and see my path, but now
Lead thou me on;
I loved the garish day, and spite of fears,
Pride ruled my will. Remember not past years.
3 So long thy pow'r has blessed me, sure it still
Will lead me on;
O'er moor and fen, o'er crag and torrent, till
The night is gone;
And with the morn those angel faces smile
Which I have loved long since, and lost awhile.
Cardinal J.H. Newman
382 Joy Cometh in the Morning. P.M.
_Joy After Weeping._
Oh, weary pilgrim, lift your head,
For joy cometh in the morning;
For God, in his own Word, hath said
That joy cometh in the morning.
Cho.--Joy cometh in the morning,
Joy cometh in the morning;
Weeping may endure for a night,
But joy cometh in the morning.
2 Ye trembling saints, dismiss your fears,
For joy cometh in the morning;
Oh, weeping mourner, dry your tears,
For joy cometh in the morning.
3 Let ev'ry burdened soul look up,
For joy cometh in the morning;
And ev'ry trembling sinner hope,
For joy cometh in the morning.
4 Our God shall wipe all tears away,
For joy cometh in the morning;
Sorrow and sighing flee away,
For
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