I did
my best when at first I chose
To walk
in the pathway of His light,
Each
struggle I face the Savior knows
And
ever helps me do what is right.
I have
not had the finest down here
But
I’ve always had just what I need;
In faith
I walk, there’s no place for fear
For
in His blood from sin I am freed!
Though
other folks have had so much more
It did
not seem to do much for them,
At death,
though they had great wealth in store,
What
they needed came only from Him…
At times,
my weakness led me to sin,
Denying
the One Who died for me;
His
mercy gave me strength to begin
Once
more the journey to victory.
I’ll
press along come whatever may,
Until
I leave the pathways of men;
Beside
Him here I shall ever stay
Until
to me He says, “Enter in…”
Some
things I’ve done I wish I could change,
I’ve
not been all I wanted to be;
The
past, I know, I can’t rearrange…
But
Jesus from that has set me free!
Though
weary and sore as here I live,
And
often tempted to turn aside;
I’ll
trust Him Who will my sins forgive –
In His
Will I shall ever abide!
I’ll
stay the course until Judgment Day,
Then
all my burdens I will lay down;
If here
on earth I’ll trust and obey
He’s
promised me a robe and a crown!
H. L. Gradowith
12-13-2001