On the trails that we must keep
Our burdens seem less heavy
And the hills are not so steep
The weary miles pass swiftly
Taken in a joyous stride
And all the world seems brighter
When friends walk by your side
It's harder still to laugh.
But smiling makes the shadows go,
And mirth can smooth your path.
So don't give up, keep going on
You'll find the right connection.
We need to lose our way at times,
To choose the best direction
The way is not so sleep,
But sometimes friends don't understand
The pace they have to keep.
They try to do the best they can
The best in their own way,
And sometimes your not happy
In things that they must say.
Our friends are just a step away
They're always by our side
And when you just don't understand
Just pace the step you stride.
Grant me each and every day
Just some moments to be free
To sit alone and just be me.
As my upward road I climb,
Not a lot I ask--just time,
So I pray, Lord let me be
A little while each day--Just me.
In such a self-forgetful way
That even when I kneel to pray
My prayers will be for others.
Help me in all the work I do
To ever be sincere and true
And know that all I do for you
Must needs be done---for others
And when my work on earth is done
And my new work in Heaven begun
May I forget the crown I've won
While thinking still for others.
Others Lord yes others
Let this my motto be
Help me to live for others,
That I may live like thee.
Chas D May 1846-1920
The lovely sounds of nature that nothing can destroy.
The wind that stirs the tall pine trees with sounds like violins,
The chorus of awakening birds when morning light begins
Symphonic boom of waterfall, a small stream joyful song
Church bells across the meadow with a call to evensong
A childish voice in wissstful prayer, a mothers tender song.
Melodies of this happy world of which we all belong.