Classic Poem

Bright Source of everlasting love!
To thee our souls we raise;
And to thy sov'reign bounty rear
A monument of praise.

Thy mercy gilds the path of life,
With Hope's resplendent ray:
Kindly restrains each rising grief,
Or wipes the tears away.

To tents of woe, to beds of pain,
Our cheerful feet repair;
And with the gifts thy hand bestows,
We cheer the mourners there.

The widow's heart shall sing for joy,
The orphan shall be glad;
The hung'ring soul we'll gladly point
To Christ the living bread.

Thus, passing through the vale of tears,
May our example shine,
Till others learn to glorify
Our Father's name divine.