Forever and forever our human lives are so-- The sunshine and the shadow, alternate weal and woe; Perpetually ascending, earth’s mingled mirth and moan,-- But lo! above us bending, the rainbow round the throne! Hold fast the heavenly vision; this hope thy soul sustain-- All things shall work together for thy eternal gain; The mystery of sorrow, the mystery of pain, Shall sure, some happy morrow, to every heart be plain. End of Project Gutenberg's Poems: Pastoral and Psalm, by Benjamin Copeland