The Old Road to Paradise/Lost Counsel
LOST COUNSEL
If you were but near me, O kindest and best, I could tell you my trouble, And I could have rest;
You would smile and be silent, And then you would say Some word that would still me And brighten the day—
Wisest and kindest, If you were but near I could speak of my lover, My doubt and my fear,
You would show me my pathway— But what shall I do, Wisest and kindest? My lover is you!