Pilgrim Path

The road before us holds detours deep with danger

And pilgrims must not go without their guide

We’re on the path of the wayfaring stranger

So we must trust and in the light abide

When through wormwoods of sadness we must journey

When earth’s treasures smother us with weight

Walking  the shadows deep within life’s valleys

There is a path as narrow as it’s straight

Our true companion ever goes before us

And on this pilgrim path he shields from harm

For he who dwells within us is now for us

So we must lean on the everlasting arms

Bridge

Our feet of flesh  will surely trip and stumble 

The path ahead’s  more mired than where we’ve trod

But if we fall, our Captain lifts the humble

And we rise to walk in the light of God

Storm the walls of our corrupt hearts and seize us

Though the path of purity is fraught with pain

We follow hard after our shepherd Jesus

And every sacrifice will become gain

So we hold close to our Captain of salvation

Abiding in Him as He abides in us

The pilgrim path of our sanctification

Wlll clear a way of glory through the dust

Our true companion ever goes before us

And on this pilgrim path he shields from harm

For he who dwells within us is now for us

So we must lean on the everlasting arms

After reading Charles Spurgeon

March 9, 2024

Anthony Foster