Wednesday, August 24, 2011

I Have Been Through The Valley Of Sorrow And Weeping

From: Streams In The Desert—© Copyright 1925, 1953, and 1965 Cowman Publications, Inc and © Copyright 1997 The Zondervan Corporation by Mrs. Charles E. (L.B.) Cowman; Devotional August 9 – Hymn by Clement Cotterill Scholefield


I have been through the valley of weeping
     The valley of sorrow and pain
But the "God of all comfort," was with me
     At hand to hold and sustain

As the earth needs the clouds and sunshine,
     Our souls need both sorrow and joy
So He places us oft in the furnace
     The dross from the gold to destroy

When He leads thru some valleys of trouble
     His omnipotent hand we trace
For the trials and sorrows He sends us
    Are part of His lessons in grace

Oft we run from the purging and pruning
    Forgetting the Gardener knows
That the deeper the cutting and trimming
    The richer the cluster that grows

Well He knows that affliction is needed
    He has a wise purpose in view
And in the dark valley He whispers
    "Soon you’ll understand what I do"

As we travel thru life's shadowed valley
    Fresh springs of His love ever rise
And we learn that our sorrows and losses
    Are blessings just sent in disguise

So we'll wherever He leads us
    Let the path be dreary or bright
For we've proved that our God can give comfort
    Our God can give songs in the night




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