A PRAYER FOR GUIDANCE

Publishing Committee · Rochester, N. Y. · Nov 8, 1853

A PRAYER FOR GUIDANCE.

Father! the skies are dark above me, Before me lies a trackless waste— Long thus hast thou seen good to prove me; O God! to my deliverance haste!

I do not ask that thou shouldst lighten The clouds impending o'er my way; I only ask that thou wouldst brighten Their darkness with one guiding ray.

I pray thee not to make less weary The waste through which my pathway lies; I would but see that path, though dreary, And feel 'tis leading to the skies.

Guide me, my Father! if before me The Angel of thy Presence go, I will not shrink, though clouds are o'er me, And round me gathered many a foe.

I seek thy aid—I ask direction— Teach me to do what pleaseth thee; I can bear toil, endure affliction, Only thy leadings let me see.

Saviour! thou knowest that earth is dreary; For thou hast trod its thorny maze; Guide me through all its wanderings weary; Keep me forever in thy ways.

O God, my God! make no delaying, Haste thee to help me when I cry; O let me hear thy Spirit saying, "This is the way," the guide is nigh!

Guidance and strength! For these imploring Jesus! my prayer ascends to thee; Lead me through life, that I adoring, May praise thee in eternity.