HE knows the way I take, -
What matter then if dark it be,
Or rough, or hedged about, -
His staff shall comfort me.

And should His love withhold
What seems so near, so dear, so sweet,
I'll humbly take this thing
And lay it at His feet.

How sweet to know he knows,
And cares, and holds me by the hand, -
Will safely guide until
I reach the Heavenly Land !