First Line: I've found a joy in sorrow,

I've found a joy in sorrow,
A secret balm for pain,
A beautiful to-morrow
Of sunshine after rain ;
I've found a branch of healing
Near every bitter spring,
O'er every broken string.

2 I've found a glad hosanna
For every woe and wail ;
A handful of sweet manna
When grapes of Eshcol fail ;
I've found a Rock of Ages
When desert wells are dry ;
And, after weary stages,
I've found an Elim nigh.

3 An Elim with its coolness,
Its fountains, and its shade ;
A blessing in its fulness,
When buds of promise fade.
O'er tears of soft contrition
I've seen a rainbow light,
A glory and fruition,
So near ! — yet out of sight.

4 My Saviour, Thee possessing,
I have the joy, the balm,
The healing and the blessing,
The sunshine and the psalm ;
The promise for the fearful,
The Elim for the faint ;
The rainbow for the tearful,
The glory for the saint !