706--Sometimes a light surprises

Sometimes a light surprises

706

	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-
		E'en let the unknown morrow
		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
		Their wonted fruit shall bear;
		Though all the fields 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.