The Crown of Life

I wiped the tears that I had wept

And held my head up high.

You always said nothing was helped

By sitting down to cry.

Yet all the grief of missing you

Sometimes comes spilling down,

Until I climb out of despair

For fear that I might drown.

The only thing that brings me back

Each time from that dark brink

Is the knowledge that God is there

And he won’t let me sink.

He lifts my weary spirit up

Until the time is nigh

When I shall wear a crown of life

With no more tears to cry.

James 1:12
Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him.