O sometimes the shadows are deep,
And rough seems the path to the goal;
And sorrows, sometimes how they sweep
Like tempests down over the soul!
O sometimes how long seems the day,
And sometimes how weary my feet;
But toiling in life’s dusty way,
The Rock’s blessed shadow, how sweet! [Refrain]
O near to the Rock let me keep,
If blessings or sorrow prevail;
Or climbing the mountainway steep,
Or walking the shadowy vale. [Refrain]
Refrain:
O then to the Rock let me fly,
To the Rock that is higher than I;
O then to the Rock let me fly,
To the Rock that is higher than I!
Erastus Johnson, 1871
Read Psalm 18:31-34
(In difficult times, when things are uncertain, we have an unchanging God who invites us to shelter under His wings. I am so thankful for the tender love of God who loves us, cares for us and doesn’t leave us to fend for ourselves. He is the Rock of our salvation!)
