1. Contemplate life and you will see things
That will amaze you, if you see how they were

2. For how many sorrows have made eyes weep
Yet the Generous has eased them, so they passed

3. And how many needs were but mirages
God wanted us to meet them, so they came

4. And how much bitterness we have tasted from circumstances
Yet despite the harshness of days, it softened

5. Such is this life, with all its concerns
If you adorn it with patience, it is adorned