He Leads Us On

He leads us on by paths we did not know.

Upward He leads us

tho’ our steps be slow

Though oft we faint and fal­ter on the way

Though storms and dark­ness

Oft ob­scure the day;

Yet when the clouds are gone

We know He leads us on.

He leads us on through the un­qui­et years;

Past all our dream-lands

Hopes

and doubts

and fears

He guides our steps.

Through all the tan­gled maze

Of sin

of sor­row

And o’er­cloud­ed days

We know His will is done

And still He leads us on.

And He

at last

after the wea­ry strife

After the rest­less fev­er we call life

After the drea­ri­ness

the ach­ing pain

The way­ward strug­gles

Which have proved in vain

After our toils are past—

Will give us rest at last.