Lord, What a Change Within Us

Lord

what a change with­in us one short hour

Spent in Thy pre­sence will pre­vail to make;

What hea­vy bur­dens from our bo­soms take

What parch­èd fields re­fresh as with a show­er!

We kneel

and all around us seems to low­er;

We rise

and all

the dist­ant and the near

Stands forth in sun­ny out­line

brave and clear;

We kneel

how weak; we rise

how full of pow­er.

Why should we ev­er weak or heart­less be

Why are we ev­er ov­er­borne with care

Anxious or trou­bled

when with us is pray­er

And joy

and strength

and cour­age are with Thee?