THE JOY OF THE LORD IS YOUR STRENGTH
Nehemiah 8:10
There is never a day but we hear folk complain
Of their troubles and trails at length;
And we tell all such people this message of cheer:
That "the joy of the Lord is your strength."
If the will of the Lord for your life is not plain,
And uncertainties still you annoy;
Why, just leave all details to the wisdom of God--
Let your strength be the peace of His joy.
And if Satan endeavors to cause you to fall;
If his wiles against you he'd employ;
You can quench ev'ry dart that the Wicked One hurls,
If the strength of the Lord is your joy.
Does the work that He gives seem too much of a load?
Does it try you beyond your own strength?
Well, just yield all your being to Jesus, the Christ;
For "the joy of the Lord is your strength"
