When life bears you down br And your feet are heavy br When your heart is crushed br And the grinding relentless br How would you respond? br br In your tearful warbling br In the tasking dale of life br Would you clutch to Him br In your bawling surrender br To reverberate His honor? br br In your struggles and tears br Would your life extol Him? br In the depth of affliction br Would His praise ring out br And declare His goodness? br br If the world maligns you br And if the hurt is intense br Keep in mind this truth br That out of that graveyard br Sprouts a glorious Easter lilybr br Oyekake Satty (O. S.