Footprints

Footprints

By: Robert Atkins

Upon the shore, I walked with Him at even

And I looked back upon the path we'd trod

And in the sand I traced our way at even

And I was glad I'd walked through life with God;

For side by side we'd journeyed through together

All through the world's wide wilderness of care

And side by side we'd journyed through to even

Safe at his side the Lord my God had brought me here.

But in my joy I caught a strain of sadness

To give me pause with thinking of my way

For on the shore I saw he'd left me lonely

When I had most the need of him to stay;

When I was tried he'd left me worn and wandering,

He'd left me lone when I was fighting fears

He'd let me tread the steepest slopes in solitude

Before he came back to my side to dry my tears.

But hen the Lord drew near to me in comfort

And in his tenderness he made it plain

That in the times when dread and darkness threatened

He was my shield and shelter from the pain;

For on his shoulders he was gently bearing

And on his shoulders I from harm was free;

The single trace of footprints of the Master,

The single trace of footprints shows he carried me.

So on the shore I walk with Him at even

I face the latter days of life secure,

For if my pilgrimage reserves me sorrow

The footprints show that He is strong and sure;

If I am near the gates of heaven weary,

No longer strong enough to stride alone

The footprints show that he is there to carry me,

The footprints show the Lord my God will bear me home.

Copyright 2001 Robert Atkins; all rights reserved

This is a new version of the "Footprints" poem submitted by Robert Atkins. I hope you have enjoyed it.

Sometimes when things get tough we need the Lord to carry us or hold us upon his lap. I am so thankful that He is there for us in every situation of our lives, even though we may not feel it at times. He has promised us that he will never leave us or forsake us.