| When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up. (Psa. 27:10) |
| To appoint unto them that mourn … to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness. (Isa. 61:3) |
| Thou hast put gladness in my heart. (Psa. 4:7) |
| He that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast. (Prov. 15:15) |
A garment of praises I found
For the sullen, dark garb I had worn,
And sandals of peace for the feet
That the rocks and the briers had torn;
Joy for my mourning He gave,
Making my spirit to sing,
And, girded with gladness and strength,
I passed from the court of the King. |
