Greatness Awaits

After the darkness of a night

There is sunrise of new daylight

After the thorns of a rose bush

The beauty of fresh roses

After the thunderstorms of rain

A bright rainbow lights the plain

After a dull winter season

Beautiful spring flowers bloom with reason

If there is no light without darkness first

No victory without war to quench the thirst

No tomorrow without the end of today

No freedom without a struggle in the fray

No success without trials and tests

Surely there is no Heaven without Earth's quests

For the joy of a newborn baby

There are labor pains that seem so crazy

For the delight of an evening meal

Man toils and tills the land with zeal

For the joy of a better tomorrow

There is suffering of a difficult today’s sorrow

For gold to get its value

It first passes through fire’s view

For honey to gain its sweetness

It is taken from bees with completeness

For tomorrow to be great

It is first unpleasant today

For life to be wonderful in Heaven

It is first tough on earth, a lesson given

Greatness awaits in Heaven

But not before trouble on earth

Glory awaits in Heaven

But not before shame gives birth

Joy and pure delight await

But not before pain and suffering’s weight

Heaven awaits, but not before Earth

Heaven awaits

Hold on

It might be hard

There is a reward

One more time

Greatness awaits