I Am Never Alone

I am never alone In the silence of the desert, With me—an angel of hope walks, With me the God of righteousness.

And midst the roar of enmity With me a quiet voice of faith, Before me spreads the longed-for shore Of love, of goodness and of grace.

And if it is not written That I be crucified by cruel crowds, Then once it was accomplished For Him, Who walks with me each hour…