October 31
Companions of the Way (Evening)G O not far from me, O my Strength, Whom all my times obey;
Take from me anything Thou wilt, But go not Thou away;
And let the storm that does Thy work Deal with me as it may.
Thy love has many a lighted path, No outward eye can trace,
And my heart sees Thee in the deep, With darkness on its face,
And communes with Thee, 'mid the storm, As in a secret place.
O Comforter of God's redeemed, Whom the world does not see,
What hand should pluck me from the flood, That casts my soul on Thee?
Who would not suffer pain like mine, To be consoled like me?
When I am feeble as a child, And flesh and heart give way,
Then on Thy everlasting strength With passive trust I stay,
And the rough wind becomes a song, The darkness shines like day.
Deep unto deep may call, but I With peaceful heart will say—
"Thy lovingkindness hath a charge No waves can take away;
And let the storm that speeds me home Deal with me as it may."
A. L. WARING