Anthems Of Hope
Ballet of Light by Frederick Delarue
Music: Ballet of Light by Frederick Delarue
Lyrics: Crown After Cross by Frances R. Havergal, 1879
Ballet of Light by Frederick Delarue
Lyrics: Crown After Cross by Frances R. Havergal, 1879
Crown After Cross
by Frances R. Havergal, 1879
Light after darkness, gain after loss,
Strength after weakness, crown after cross;
Sweet after bitter, hope after fears,
Home after wandering, praise after tears.
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.
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.
Crown After Cross