If I Forget

God,

If I forget the heartache and the pain,
The grief and sorrow Thou hast borne for me-
Teach me to climb Golgotha's hill again
To find the Cross of Calvary.

If I should lose the blessing of Thy smile,
Because my eye are blinded by the light-
Then may I touch thy pierced hand awhile
Until I have regained my sight.

If I forget the Pathway trod for me-
If I forget Thine agonizing prayer-
Guide, Thou, my feet to dark Gethsemane
That I may find Thee waiting there.

And If I ever falter with the load,
Or groan beneath the crosses I have borne
May I remember Thou did'st walk a road
Wearing Thy mocking crown of thorns.

If I forget it is not death to die-
If I forget the promise of the spring-
Lead me unto Thine empty tomb, that I
May find my risen Savior-King

From "The Dreamer" by Ruth Margarte Gibbs