Poems (Bass)/Bright as the Sunshine After Showers
BRIGHT AS THE SUNSHINE AFTER THE SHOWERS.
When the heart lies crushed 'neath a load of sorrow, When life's broad river moves sad and slow,When hope is lost in a dread to-morrow, Where all is worry and weight and woe;When hands reject the cross they carry, When feet would falter and strength would fail,When better days seem bound to tarry; Eyes grow tearful and lips grow pale.
When even the pleasantest hours are dreary, And each new effort is like despair;When we are so worn and weak and weary, We fain would yield to the cruel care;Bright as the sunshine after showers, The smile of a friend illumes the way;Strewing the rugged path with flowers, Turning the even-tide to day.