Deem not that they are blest alone
Whose days a peaceful tenor keep;
Th’anointed Son of God makes known
A blessing for the eyes that weep.
The light of smiles shall fill again
The lids that overflow with tears;
And weary hours of woe and pain
Are promises of happier years.
There is a day of sunny rest
For every dark and troubled night;
And grief shall bide an evening guest,
But joy shall come with early light.
For God has marked each sorrowing day,
And numbered every secret tear;
And heaven’s long age of bliss shall pay
For all His children suffer here.
About the writer: William Cullen Bryant, American editor and poet, was born in Massachusetts in 1794. He studied law and practiced for about ten years. In 1826 he joined the staff of the New York Evening Post and continued to be one of its editors and proprietors until the day of his death in 1878. Many editions of his poems were published.
Key Verse: For the Lamb who stands in front of the throne will be their Shepherd. He will lead them to the springs of life-giving water. And God will wipe away all their tears. –Revelation 7:17