I only recently discovered this song – which led me to a much deeper understanding of our taking the Lord’s yoke on our shoulders…
When I’m tired and nothing’s going right for me, When things I’ve counted on Just do not come my way. When in my mind the
The thick grey folds of doubt arise, It’s then I seem to hear him say:
« Share my yoke and find that I am joined with you; Your slightest movement I shall feel and be there too! Share my yoke and come the way that I must go! In our togetherness my peace you’ll know; The world beholding us will see it so! »
When I’m perplexed And no one’s understanding me, When even safest thoughts collapse in disarray, When I’ve lost the things That always seemed so sure, It’s then I need to hear him say:
« Share my yoke and find that I am joined with you; Your slightest movement I shall feel and be there too! Share my yoke and come the way that I must go! In our togetherness my peace you’ll know; The world beholding us will see it so! »
When I’m alone And nothing’s getting through to me – An isolation that increases day by day. When closest friends can seem A thousand miles away, It’s then I long to hear him say:
« Share my yoke and find that I am joined with you; Your slightest movement I shall feel and be there too! Share my yoke and come the way that I must go! In our togetherness my peace you’ll know; The world beholding us will see it so! »
