Abide

Beside her I knelt for prayer,

and when I did I felt His presence so near

It was my amazing Jesus standing there!

He squeezed my hand and said "please don't fear"

"Lord, she has left me, I can not bear it;"

"You conquered the grave, conquer hers?"

He whispered, "she is not dead"

"She sleeps then I know, but never will I see her eyes here again

So far from us she is and ever will be"

He whispered, "she is not a sleep"

"But I long for her my Jesus, I want to keep her here,

though she will be with you

still so far, too far from me"

He whispered, "I am here"

"Jesus how do I know that she awaits for me?

She is not dead, and she does not sleep?"

He whispered, "abide with me"

Truly, in many of my most desperate times is where I have felt my Saviour the closest.

I pray "Abide with Him. Why do we wander? Why do we seek out anything beside Thee?

I Samuel 2:2

There is none holy as the LORD: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God.