HYMNS OF FAITH AND HOPE. DIVINE ORDER. 'Tis first the true and then the beautiful, 'Tis first the good and then the beautiful,- Not first the glad and then the sorrowful,- Not first the bright, and after that the dark,But first the dark, and after that the bright; First the thick cloud, and then the rainbow's arc, First the dark grave, then resurrection-light. 'Tis first the night,-stern night of storm and war,Long night of heavy clouds and veiled skies; Then the far sparkle of the Morning-star, That bids the saints awake and dawn arise. |