Step By Step, The Weaver Maketh No Mistake

THE WEAVER 

My life is but a weaving 

    Between my Lord and me; 

I cannot choose the colors; 

    He worketh steadily. 

Ofttimes He weaveth sorrow, 

    And I in foolish pride 

Forget He sees the upper 

    And I, the underside. 

Not 'till the loom is silent 

    And the shuttles cease to fly 

Shall God unroll the canvas 

    And explain the reason why 

The dark threads were as needful 

    In the Weaver's skillful hand 

As the threads of gold and silver 

    In the pattern He has planned. 

  

                                       - Benjamin Malachi Franklin

  

HE MAKETH NO MISTAKE 

My Father's ways may twist 

            and turn, 

    My heart may throb and ache, 

But in my soul I'm glad I know 

    He maketh no mistake. 

My cherished plans may go astray, 

    My hopes may fade away, 

But still I'll trust my Lord to lead 

    For He doth know the way. 

Though night be dark and it 

              may seem 

    That day will never break; 

I'll pin my faith, my all in Him, 

    He maketh no mistake. 

There's so much now I cannot see, 

    My eyesight's far too dim; 

But come what may, I'll simply trust 

    And leave it all to Him 

For by and by the mist will lift 

    And plain it all He'll make. 

Through all the way, though 

               dark to me, 

    He made not one mistake. 

  

                                                            - A.M. Overton 

STEP BY STEP 

He does not lead me year by year 

    Nor even day by day. 

But step by step my path unfolds; 

    My Lord directs my way. 

Tomorrow's paths I do not know, 

    I only know this minute; 

But He will say, "This is the way, 

    By faith now walk ye in it." 

And I am glad that it is so. 

    Today's enough to bear; 

And when tomorrow comes, 

           His grace 

    Shall far exceed its care. 

And so I rest in His love, because 

    The God who gave His Son 

Holds all my moments in His hand 

    And gives them, one by one. 

  

                                             - Author Unknown