LORD, a pathway lies before us,
And for this we seek Thy strength;
Keep, and by Thy grace restore us,
Till we reach Thy home at length.
Mercy that will lead us onward,
Step by step along the way,
Just the needed grace from Thee, Lord,
All-sufficient night or day.
If the night be dark and stormy,
Thou canst light and shelter be,
And the way, though rough and stony,
Leads us on and home to Thee.
When we reach the glorious mansion
In the Father’s house above,
There to view the whole expansion
Of the vast domain of love.
Then with joyful hearts before Thee,
We shall praise for trials here,
While unnumbered hosts adore Thee,
Blest employ forever there.
Until then Thy grace abounding
Cheers us as we press along.
Goodness, mercy, still surrounding,
Moves our hearts to raise a song.
T. W. P.
“Thou shalt remember all the way which the Lord thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness.... that He might humble thee, and that He might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end” (Deut. 8:2, 162And thou shalt remember all the way which the Lord thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no. (Deuteronomy 8:2)
16Who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not, that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end; (Deuteronomy 8:16)).