EVEN TODAY

whatever it is

He'll help you find

the path to travel

even snow blind

even neglected

by space or by time

worried to sickness

and left without rhyme

scolded and fretted

and led astray

cling to his presence

he only will stay

ever beside You

never unkind

always the Saviour

yours and mine

never abandoning

never unsure

always the one

who will help you endure

prevail and be happy

oh child of the Pure

whatever may come

and whoever may go

Christ only always

the one you should know

will never deceive you

or hasten away

will care that you're crying

or that you're dismayed

will shield you when others are filled with scorn

cruel and deriding in every storm

he'll be your shelter from night to morn

and cradle you just as if you were just born

aware of the beauty that still remains

leading you always away from pain

when all that you're feeling

you never could say

he hears you always

oh, even today.

mary angela douglas 5 june 2023