SS170 - Bob Dufford
Lyrics
Verse 1
You shall cross the barren desert,
but you shall not die of thirst.
You shall wander far in safety though you do not know the way.
You shall speak your words in foreign lands and all will understand.
You shall see the face of God and live.
You shall cross the barren desert,
but you shall not die of thirst.
You shall wander far in safety though you do not know the way.
You shall speak your words in foreign lands and all will understand.
You shall see the face of God and live.
Verse 2
If you pass through raging waters in the sea, you shall not drown.
If you walk amid the burning flames, you shall not be harmed.
If you stand before the pow'r of hell and death is at your side,
know that I am with you through it all.
If you pass through raging waters in the sea, you shall not drown.
If you walk amid the burning flames, you shall not be harmed.
If you stand before the pow'r of hell and death is at your side,
know that I am with you through it all.
Refrain:
Be not afraid. I go before you always.
Come, follow me, and I will give you rest.
Be not afraid. I go before you always.
Come, follow me, and I will give you rest.
Verse 3
Blessed are your poor, for the kingdom shall be theirs.
Blest are you that weep and mourn, for one day you shall laugh.
And if wicked tongues insult and hate you all because of me,
blessed, blessed are you!
Blessed are your poor, for the kingdom shall be theirs.
Blest are you that weep and mourn, for one day you shall laugh.
And if wicked tongues insult and hate you all because of me,
blessed, blessed are you!
Text: Isaiah 43:2-3, Luke 6:20ff; Bob Dufford, SJ, b.1943, 1975, 1978,
Robert J. Dufford, SJ, and New Dawn Music. Published by OCP Publications.
Robert J. Dufford, SJ, and New Dawn Music. Published by OCP Publications.