O what a lonely path were ours

Verse 1

O what a lonely path were ours
Could we, O Father, see
No home or rest beyond it all,
No guide or help in Thee.

Verse 2

But Thou art near and with us still
To keep us on the way,
That leads along the vale of tears
To yon bright world of day.

Verse 3

There shall Thy glory, O our God!
Break fully on our view;
And we, Thy saints, rejoice to prove
That all Thy Word was true.

Verse 4

There Jesus, on His heavenly throne,
Our wondering eyes shall see;
While we the blest associates there
Of all His joy shall be.

Verse 5

Sweet hope! we leave without a sigh
A blighted world like this;
To bear the cross, despise the shame,
For all that weight of bliss.