Journey towards the light

1. The mountains loom way up high,

Summits stretch to touch the sky.

The winding, slippery slopes so steep, 

The few footholds are hard to keep.



2. The deep valley goes swiftly down

To dark, dangerous paths unknown.

Untried paths with grass so sweet

Has subtle rocks that cut the feet.



3. The streams flow swiftly and wide, 

And violent the raging tide.

The deep waters run dark and cold

Lurk with unknown dangers untold.



4. Your seas rage so foamy wild, 

The rough waves your vessel beat

Lashed by the swelling, surging tide;

With boisterous force all hope defeat



5. The naked desert dry and bare

Where certain death seem so near, 

Across hot blistering burning sand

Stretch mirages across your land.


6. The hard night is dark and long, 

Mirthless is the nagging song

That keeps the uneasy mind awake

And slumber from the body takes.




7. There is one who can calm the seas, 

Brings light to the darkness deep.

In harsh valleys such as these, 

The weak, stumbling footsteps keep.

And stays the raging Jordan’s flow

To open ways you may not know.



8. Your desert rock and your shade

On rough mountain paths are made.

And gladsome star to light your night

Are brightly lit by his love bright.


So climb your tall mountain high, 

And forge the deep valleys low.

And though your paths through deserts lie, 

And rushing streams may overflow.

And in your night when hope seems gone, 

Reach for your light and hail the dawn.