Trust (Raymond)

Father

I can not see the light

The way is drea­ry;

Around me hang the clouds of night

Shutting all beau­ty from my sight:

I can not see the path of right—

Father

I’m wea­ry.

I have no one to show the way

None to up­hold me

For all

with me have gone as­tray:

I walk alone from day to day

With no strong

trust­ing arm to stay

None to en­fold me.

Father

help me in Thee to trust

For Thou canst guide me

I know Thy ways

that they are just

Thou know’st I’m but a child of dust;

And when be­set by earth­ly lust

My Fa­ther

hide me.

Whene’er to Thee for aid I fly

Oh

be Thou near me!

Look on me with a pi­ty­ing eye

A re­fuge be when dan­ger’s nigh

And when o’er­come

to Thee I cry

My Fa­ther

hear me.

When ’round me hang the shades of night

Thou’lt not for­sake me;

When earth is fad­ing from my sight

Let burst a flood of gold­en light

From out those gates of glo­ry bright

And thi­ther take me.