A companion to The Night of Weeping, this classic points weary saints toward the promised dawn. From the shadow of the cross, Horatius Bonar lifts our eyes to “the morning of joy,” tracing how God uses tears to ripen hope and how real comfort does more than soothe—it purifies. With rich, devotional chapters on anticipation, watchfulness, the “earnests” that break into our darkest nights, and the glory signaled by the Morning-Star, Bonar calls believers to live as children of the day: lamps trimmed, hands ready, hearts steady.

(0:00) Introduction and Preface
(6:42) 1 – The Anticipations
(16:16) 2 – The Night-Watch
(37:02) 3 – The Earnests of the Morning
(52:03) 4 – The Danger of Wasting Relief After Sorrow
(1:01:34) 5 – The Morning-Star
(1:13:15) 6 – The Morning
(1:30:56) 7 – The Victory Over Death
(1:44:04) 8 – The Reunion
(1:59:11) 9 – The Presence of the Lord
(2:18:36) 10 – The Kingdom
(2:36:10) 11 – The Grace
(2:50:06) 12 – The Glory

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The Morning of Joy: Hope After the Night of Weeping - Horatius Bonar ( Audiobook)