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[William Jay]

The Tree that Sweetens

"The Cross on which the Saviour died,
And conquered for His saints;
This is the tree, by faith applied,
That sweetens all complaints.

Thousands have proved the blessed effect:
No longer mourn their lot;
While on His sorrows they reflect;
Their own are all forgot.

While they by faith behold the Cross,
Though many griefs they meet,
They draw again from every loss,
And find the bitter sweet.

Now let our pains be all forgot,
Our hearts no more repine;
Our sufferings are not worth a thought,
When, Lord, compared with thine."

William Jay 1849 Bath, England