Where Must I Turn When in Pain?

The words to this song below were penned by T. O. Chisholm, and the music was composed by L. O. Sanderson. 

“Be with me, Lord–I cannot live without Thee, I dare not try to take one step alone. I cannot bear the loads of life, unaided, I need Thy strength to lean myself upon.

Be with me, Lord, and then if dangers threaten, If storms of trial burst above my head, If lashing seas leap everywhere about me, They cannot harm, or make my heart afraid. 

Be with me, Lord! No other gift or blessing. Thou couldst bestow could with this one compare—A constant sense of Thy abiding presence, Where e’er I am, to feel that Thou art near.

Be with me Lord, when loneliness o’er-takes me, When I must weep amid the fires of pain, And when shall come the hour of my departure.  For worlds unknown, O Lord, be with me then.”

Many of us suffer at times, or in some situations all the time, from physical pain or mental paid of distress. Unfortunately, most people have no options, no one to turn to, and see no way out. 

Jesus tells us in Matthew 11:28-30: “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.  For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”

In the hymn above, the thought is to ask our Lord to be with us but in such a way that “we believe we can’t live without Jesus in our daily live.”

Psalm 68:19: “Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens.”