Poetry: Be not far from me
Self is frail; alone, the way is grim
I need someone who can always support me
Journeying thru this world a pilgrim
No help like Jesus can ever be.
When I bow my knees in prayer
The lord is not far to hear my plea;
When I undergo the desperation hour
The rock of ages shelter me
Fallible is human might and manly power
in the never failing rock I hide,
If friends betray me and trust turns sour
O my ever faithful God! His love will yet abide
When temptations around me form a threatening maze
He’s my strength: He delivers me
When boasting terrors rise my soul to daze,
He best comforts and fights for me.
As the evening shadows grow bolder
Father lead me by the hand
And when earth is swallowed up in darkness
Bring me safely to thy land.
© 2OO3,Tee Akindele
