Refrain
And the toils of the road will seem nothing
When I get to the end of the way,
The toils of the road will seem nothing
When I get to the end of the way.
The sands have been washed in the footprints
Of the Stranger on Galilee’s shore;
And the voice that subdued the rough billows
Will be heard in Judea no more,
But the path of that lone Galilean,
With joy I will follow today,
There are so many hills to climb upward,
I often am longing for rest;
But He who appoints me my pathway,
Knows just what is needful and best.
I know in His Word He hath promised
That my strength it shall be as my day; [Refrain]
He loves me too well to forsake me,
Or give me a trial too much;
His people have been dearly purchased,
And Satan can never claim such.
By and by I shall see Him and praise Him,
In the city of unending day; [Refrain]
When the last feeble steps have been taken,
And the gates of that city appear,
And the beautiful songs of the angels
Float out on my listening ear;
When all that now seems so mysterious,
Will be bright and as clear as the day,
Charlie D. Tillman, 1895
Read 2 Corinthians 4:16-18
This hymn gives us a much-needed reminder to keep an eternal focus rather than a temporal one. It is easy to get caught up in the here and now, but eternity is our hope. It is our goal. Once we arrive, every trial we have been through will make perfect sense and we will see how God used it all to make us more like Christ. Hang in there. The best is yet to come.