we find such phrases as the night of tears and the dawn of gladness. "Weeping may endure for the night, but joy cometh in the morning."
To any whose spirits are wrapped in gloom these words are addressed by one who is no stranger to sorrow. May the "Father of mercies, the God of all comfort, who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God,"* bless these words to the consolation of his people, so that they may be enabled to say, "At midnight I will arise to give thanks to thee because of thy righteous judg