Poems (Hoffman)/My Father Knows the Way
MY FATHER KNOWS THE WAY.
My Father knows the way, His love Compare with any human love;The best affection man may claimIs as a candle's flickering flame To the world-lighting sun above.
My Father knows the way, I turn Toward the road I've traveled o'er.O my weak vision, dazzled, blind!My Father knew the way behind, He knows the way before.
My Father knows the way, His hand Holds tight the reins of chance and fate.No star reveals the road ahead,And yet His child should feel no dread Although the night is late.
My Father knows the way, His eye Can pierce the gloom that blinds my sight;I hear the rumbling wheels go on,Life's chariot o'er Time's road is drawn, I know that all is right.
My Father knows the way, His ear Can catch the faintest sound before.He knows where lie the banks so steep,Of Trouble's river, dark and deep, He hears its nearing roar.
My Father knows the way, His care Shall guard me through the blinding foam;Nor yet forsake me when I seeFlash out on Life's dark mystery The beacon light of home.