And, in th’ Almighty’s estimation,
Are not our longest days a span?
A moment, and his wrath is past,
Our joy for evermore shall last.
With childlike trust, who sin abjureth
Such bliss from God shall surely win;
All night though heaviness endureth,
With morning’s dawn shall joy break in,
When Jesus Christ, our Friend and Lord,
Shall everlasting light afford.