Climbing Mountains
CLIMBING MOUNTAINS
IT SEEMS THAT WE’RE ALWAYS CLIMBING MOUNTAINS
STRUGGLING TO GET TO THE TOP
THEY CAN BE SO OVERWHELMING
BUT WE KNOW WE CANNOT STOP
EVERY PATH WE CHOOSE IS RUGGED
WE FALL MANY TIMES ALONG OUR WAY
WE FEAR THAT OUR HEARTS’ MAY HARDEN
SO WE FALL TO OUR KNEES AND PRAY
OH LORD PLEASE HELP ME!
THIS IS TOO MUCH FOR ME TO BEAR!
IT’S ONE PROBLEM AFTER ANOTHER
AND NO ONE SEEMS TO CARE
THE WORLD SEEMS SO WICKED
AND IT’S GETTING HARDER TO LAUGH
WE SEARCH FOR SOMETHING GOOD
BUT WE CAN’T EVEN FIND A PATH
WE’RE ALWAYS CLIMBING MOUNTAINS
UP AND DOWN WE GO
THRY ARE JAGGED AND ROCKY
SO WE HAVE TO TAKE IT SLOW
THEY WERE ONCE JUST HILLS
HILLS WE SAW AND TURNED AWAY
WE SHOULD HAVE CLIMBED THEM THEN
BECAUSE THEY ARE STILL HERE TODAY
BUT THEY ARE BIGGER AND STRONGER
THEY TOWER SO HIGH IN THE SKY
AND TO GET TO THE TOP
WE MUST SPREAD OUR WINGS AND FLY
IT IS SO DRAINING
CLIMBING DAY AFTER DAY
OH LORD SEND ME AN ANGEL
TO HELP SHOW THE WAY
HAVE FAITH
Copyright © Rhonda Bennett | Year Posted 2011
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