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[Light after darkness, gain after loss] (Lorenz)

[Light after darkness, gain after loss] (Lorenz)

Composer: E. S. Lorenz
Published in 17 hymnals


Audio files: MIDI

Composer: E. S. Lorenz

Pseudonymns: John D. Cresswell, L. S. Edwards, E. D. Mund,… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: [Light after darkness, gain after loss] (Lorenz)
Composer: E. S. Lorenz
Incipit: 33451 17656 54531
Copyright: Public Domain

Texts

Light After Darkness

Light after darkness, gain after loss,
Strength after weakness, crown after cross;
Sweet after bitter, hope after fears,
Home after wandering, praise after tears.

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Christ in Song #681

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Christ in Song #858

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Garnered Sheaves #44

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Gates of Praise #118

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Gates of Praise #118

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Hymns that Help #99

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Joyful Greeting #32

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Notes of Victory for Sunday Schools #7

Our Sunday-School Songs #135

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Select Sunday School Songs #135

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Songs for Christ and the Church #117

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Songs of Revival Power #77

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Songs of the Kingdom #118

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The Otterbein Hymnal #418

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The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book #1211

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Tried and True #44

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