All is Well...

“Dark is the sky,
and veiled the unknown ‘morrow.
Dark is life’s way,
for night is not yet o’er.

The longed-for glimpse,
I may not meanwhile borrow,
But this I know and trust,
He goes on before.

Dangers are nigh!
And fears my mind are shaking.
Heart seems to dread,
what life may hold in store.

But I am His.
He knows the way I’m taking.
More blessed even still,
He goes on before.

Doubts cast their weird unwelcome shadows over me.
Doubts that life’s best - life’s choicest things are over.

What but His word can strengthen
can restore me,
and this blessed fact that
still He goes on before.

He goes before,
be this my consolation.
He goes before,
on this my heart will dwell.
He goes before,
this guarantees salvation.
He goes before,
and therefore all is well.”

-J Danson Smith