THE VALLEY

 

Down in the valley the cloud settles in

Till the sun can no longer be seen

And obscures the path to where I must go

And the places I’ve already been

Was I really so happy just a short time ago

Up on glorious mountains so high

But now howling gales are assaulting my mind

And I hold back the tears that I’d cry

I search through my mind and my heart as I try

To find what could’ve gone wrong

So I can get back the joy and the peace by and by

And feel that I really belong

On the mountain there’s friends you can sit by and sing

But the valley alone I must walk

And trust that the Shepherd guiding me on

For to Him alone can I talk.

And in talking to Him there’s one thing that I find

I caused me to be in this place

For regardless the things others dumped on my mind

I should be farther ahead in this race.

I should rise up above all the critics can fling

As an eagle that soars in the air

And as in the dark the Nightingale sings

I should have joy and peace not despair.

So I find that I pray Lord save me from me

And help me to be what I should

For without You, to change is futility

But You know if I could that I would.