Messenger

Out of Myself

Posted on 2/7/2010 at 5:38:05 PM

No more I trust myself in life’s dim maze;
Sufficient to myself in all its ways,
I trust no more, but humbly at Thy throne
Pray, “Lead me, for I cannot go alone.”
Out of myself, dear Lord, O lift me up!

I faint, the road winds upward all the way
Each night but ends another weary day.
Give me Thy strength, and may I be so blest
As on “the heights” to find the longed for rest?
Out of my weary self, O lift me up!

Though other hearts with love are running o’er;
Though dear ones fill my lonely home no more;
Though every day I miss the fine caress;
Help me to join in other’s happiness.
Out of my lonely self, O lift me up!

Help me to feel that Thou are always near;
E’en though ‘tis night and all around seems drear,
Help me to know that, though I cannot see,
It is my Father’s hand that leadeth me!
Out of my doubting self, O lift me up!

Joseph F. Smith