Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE ROAD, by GEORGE ROBERT MCKEITH


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THE ROAD, by                    
First Line: What if I cannot see the road
Last Line: And reach the final goal!
Subject(s): Experience; Travel; Journeys; Trips


What if I cannot see the road
God calls me to pursue?
Nor know the rugged thorny way
That I must journey through?
One thing I know -- His call is right --
I'll go with strength anew!

What if the road of duty prove
To be a path of pain?
And dangers lurk on every side
To rack both heart and brain?
One thing I'll do -- I'll follow on --
'Twill prove my lasting gain.

What if the road that I must go
Is canopied with blue?
And life is, as it were, sweet flowers
Bedecked with morning dew?
One thing I'll ask of Him who calls:
"Lord, keep me always true!"

For neither road nor traveller
Is out of Thy control,
And each, and all experiences
May purify the soul;
So, Father, give me strength to go,
And reach the final goal!





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