I AM NOT ALONE

I will walk with You my Lord,

No matter where you lead me,

I will stay by You my Lord,

No matter where we go.

Though the road is dark as night,

And narrow is the pathway,

With my hand in Yours I know  -

I never am alone.

My life has had its share of pain,

I’ve tasted joy and sorrow,

Death has strode in boldly,

As it claimed with  wanton force.

How often I have drowned in tears,

But in my darkest hours,

Unfailingly my Lord I've known -

I am not alone.

Recently the gloom of night,

Enshrouded me in shadow,

Agonizing grief and loss,

Overpowered my soul.

Vanquished for a while I lost,

Awareness of Your power,

Forgetting for a while that I -

Never am alone.

Every time I feel bereft,

And sorrowing I falter,

You deign to stoop from heaven,

Embracing me once more,

How wonderful it is to know,

That in my darkest hours,

You reassure me once again -

I am not alone.

Myra D’Souza / 6 January 2011