290. Why Those Fears? Behold, 'Tis Jesus

8,7.
by T. Kelly
1
Why those fears? Behold, ’tis Jesus
 
Holds the helm and guides the ship;
 
Spread the sails, and catch the breezes
 
Sent to waft us through the deep
 
To the regions
 
Where the mourners cease to weep.
2
Though the shore we hope to land on
 
Only by report is known,
 
Yet we freely all abandon,
 
Led by that report alone,
 
And with Jesus
 
Through the trackless deep move on.
3
Led by faith, we brave the ocean;
 
Led by faith, the storm defy;
 
Calm amidst tumultuous motion,
 
Knowing that the Lord is nigh:
 
Waves obey Him,
 
And the storms before Him fly.
4
Rendered safe by His protection,
 
We shall pass the watery waste,
 
Trusting to His wise direction,
 
We shall gain the port at last;
 
And with wonder
 
Think on toils and dangers past.
“Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy.” (Jude 24)
“O Lord, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.” (Jeremiah 10:23)
“And 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)
“Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations: ask thy father, and he will show thee; thy elders, and they will tell thee.” (Deuteronomy 32:7)
5
Oh what pleasures there await us!
 
There the tempests cease to roar:
 
There it is that those who hate us
 
Can molest our peace no more:
 
Trouble ceases
 
On that tranquil, happy shore.
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