Safe in His Care

Help me, Lord, to keep on trusting

Even when the way is bleak,

And my throat is sore from crying

And my voice can hardly speak.

Take away my pain and sorrow,

Let me feel Thy presence near;

Help me walk in sweet progression

Attended by Thy force: No fear

Of what is come before me,

No looking back at things that were -

Grant me grace to live each moment

With the things that be, assured.

If my human strength would falter

Under barbs and heavy load,

Come Thou here and ease my burden

Lest I totter down the road.

If my spirit wanes in trying,

And faint tenors take command,

Fire me, Lord, to keep on walking:

Guided, strengthened, by Thy hand.

~ Roxie Lusk Smith

Perfect Trust

Oh, for the peace of a perfect trust,

My loving God, in thee;

Unwavering faith, that never doubts

Thou choosest best for me!

Best, though my plans be all upset;

Best, though the way be rough;

Best, though my earthly store be scant;

In Thee I have enough.

Best, though my health and strength be gone;

Though weary days be mine,

Shut out from much that others have;

Not my will, Lord, but Thine!

Oh, for the peace of a perfect trust

That looks away from all;

That sees Thy hand in everything,

In great events or small!

Consolation

There is never a day so dreary
But God can make it bright,
And unto the soul that trusts Him,
He giveth songs in the night.
There is never a path so hidden,
But God can lead the way,
If we seek for the Spirit's guidance
And patiently wait and pray.

There is never a cross so heavy
But the nail-scarred hands are there
Outstretched in tender compassion
There is never a heart so broken,
But the loving Lord can heal,
The heart that was pierced on Calvary
Doth still for His loved ones feel.

There is never a life so darkened,
So hopeless and unblessed,
But may be filled with the light of God
And enter His promised rest.
There is never a sin or sorrow,
There is never a care or loss,
But that we may bring to Jesus
And leave at the foot of the cross.

Trust and Believe

Whatever our problems, troubles, and sorrows,

If we trust in the Lord,

there'll be brighter tomorrows.

For there's nothing too much

for the great God to do,

And all that He asks or expect from you

Is faith that's unshaken

by tribulations and tears

That keeps growing stronger

along with the years,

Content in the knowledge that God knows best

And that trouble and sorrow are only a test -

For without God's testing of our soul

It never would reach its ultimate goal..

So keep on believing, whatever betide you,

Knowing that God will be with you to guide you,

And all that He promised will be yours to receive

If you trust Him completely and always believe.

~ Helen Steiner Rice

The Future

I know not what the future holds,
Of good or ill for me and mine;
I only know that God enfolds
Me in His loving arms divine.
So I shall walk the earth in trust
That He who notes the sparrow's fall
Will help me bear whate'er I must
And lend an ear whene'er I call.

It matters not if dreams dissolve
Like mists beneath the morning sun,
For swiftly as the worlds revolve

 So swiftly will life's race be run.

It matters not if hopes depart,
Or life be pressed with toil and care
If love divine shall fill my heart
And all be sanctified with prayer.

Then let me learn submission sweet
In every thought, in each desire,
And humbly lay at His dear feet
A heart aglow with heavenly fire.

~ Edward Cane

 

From The Eternal Goodness

 

I know not what the future hath
Of marvel or surprise,
Assured alone that life and death,
God's mercy underlies:

 

And so beside the Silent Sea
I wait the muffled oar;
No harm from Him can come to me
On ocean or on shore.

 

I know not where His island lift
Their fronded palms in air;
I only know I cannot drift
Beyond His love and care.

 

~ John Greenleaf Whittier

Trust Him

 

Trust Him when dark clouds assail thee

Trust Him when thy srength is small,

Trust Him when to simply trust Him

Seems the hardest thing of all.

 

Trust Him, He is ever faithful;

Trust Him, for His will is best;

Trust Him, for the Heart of Jesus

Is the only place of rest.

 

Trust Him, then, through doubts and sunshine

All thy cares upon Him cast,

Till the storm o flife is over

And the trusting days are past.

Trust

 

Sure, it takes a lot of courage

To put things in God's hands,

To give ourselves completely,

Our lives, our hopes, our plans;

 

To follow where He leads us

And make His will our own,

But all it takes is foolishness

To go the way alone.

 

~ Betsy Kline

We Shall Steer Safely

 

We shall steer safely

through every storm

so long as our heart is right,

our intention fervent,

our courage steadfast,

and our trust fixed on God.

 

~ St. Francis de Sales