My Hand in His!

Jesus said in the 10th chapter of John -- "My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.  And I give unto them eternal life, and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of My hand.  My Father, which gave them Me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of My Father's hand.  I and My Father are one."  This beautiful scripture reminds me of this poem by an unknown author.

     "The day had gone:  Alone and weak,
I groped my way within a bleak and sunless land.
      The path that led into the light, I could not find ---
In that dark night, God took my hand.

      He led me that I might not stray,
And brought me by a new safe way I had not known.
      By waters still, through pastures green,
I followed Him.

      The path was clean of brier and stone.
The darkness lost its strength;
      My waiting eyes beheld at length
The streaking dawn.

      On!  Safely on!
Through sunrise glow, I walked --
      My hand in His!  And, lo --
The night had gone!"

Praise the Lord!  It makes me think of this wonderful song by Charles Jones:

     "I will make the darkness light before thee;
I will make the crooked straight before thee;
      I will spread My wings protecting o'er thee;
And the high place I'll bring down.

      When thou walkest by the way, I'll lead thee;
On the fatness of the land, I'll feed thee;
      And a mansion in the sky I'll deed thee;
And the high place I'll bring down."