Beside the Waters

 

 Beside the quiet rippling streams

My Lord is leading me,

All nature bears His spoken word

In everything I see.

For lo, He comes to comfort me

And sits down at my side,

He whispers in the breezes

Blowing gently through my mind.

The waters ripple gently on,

So quiet and serene,

And on its waves I see His truth

Reflecting like a dream.

 

And mounted up on eagle's wings,

The Master makes me soar,

Above the waters running still

And all because He's Lord.

Reflected on the ripples are

The trees and skies above,

Resplendent with the sun,

As warm as God's abiding love.

A place where I find solitude

Without a single care,

Beside the waters deep and still,

My Father leads me there.

 

~ Thomas P. McHugh

 

...he leadeth me beside still waters.

He restoreth my soul...

Ps. 23:2-3