Else the next cloud that veils the skies,

Drives all these thoughts away.

620. L. M. Bowring.

The Same.

1On light-beams breaking from above,

The eternal course of mercy runs;

And by ten thousand cords of love

Our heavenly Father guides his sons.

2Amidst affliction's thickest host,

And sorrow's darkest, mightiest band,