Be Silent to God

What shall I do

When my way is all cloud­ed

When o’er my path

Shines no bright guid­ing ray;

All is ob­scure

And with dark­ness en­shroud­ed

Never a voice say­ing

This is the way.

Be si­lent to God!

Still the voice of thy griev­ing;

Turn from thy think­ing

And ago­nized pray­er.

Patiently wait

In His lov­ing hands leav­ing

All of thy hopes

And thy bur­dens and care.

When hope de­ferred

Brings thy heart nigh to break­ing

With up­ward look­ing

Thine eyes seem to fail;

When thy poor heart

Has grown wea­ry with ach­ing

And pow’rs of ev­il thy spir­it as­sail.

Still then thy heart

For the voice that would guide thee

Hush ev­ery thought

That His word you may hear.

Fear not the way

For whate’er may be­tide thee

He will be with thee

To help and to cheer.