“Welcome Cross” by William Cowper
“Welcome Cross” from the Olney Hymns, written by William Cowper: ‘Tis my happiness below Not to live without the cross, But the Saviour’s power to know, Sanctifying every loss; Trials must and will befall; But with humble faith to see Love inscribed upon them all, This is happiness to me. God in Israel sows the seeds Of affliction, pain, and toil; These spring up and choke the weeds Which would else o’erspread the soil: Trials make the promise sweet, Trials…