In the way..............Streams in the Desert

In the time of deepest sorrow,
When Life seems without a ray,
And the wound is fresh and open,
Can you see Him "in the way?"
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When your plans and deepest projects
Shattered fell and broken lay,
And you vainly try to mend them,
Can you see Him "in the way?"
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When your prayers remain unanswered,
And you almost cease to pray,
Feeling that the heavens are brazen,
Can you see Him "in the way?"
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When your dearest hope has vanished,
When your friends forsake, betray,
And all earthly props are broken,
Can you see Him "in the way?"
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Broken rays becomes a rainbow,
Broken clods, a fruitful meadow,
Pruned vines bear richest clusters,
Cut and polished gems, rare lustres,
Harvests rise from buried grain,
Lives are born through grief and pain,
God dwells in the broken clay,
He alone leads "in the way"