Deut. viii. 2.
‘Tis good to remember the way He hath led us,
To view, once again, both the track and the road;
To rest on the fact that, unfailing, He fed us,
A faithful, and loving, compassionate God.
‘Tis good to review how He surely was leading,
Though we saw Him not nor knew all He had planned;
‘Tis good to recall that whate’er we were needing
Was wonderfully met by His bountiful hand.
‘Tis good to remember that He, Himself, brought us
Through all of life’s journey, right unto this day;
Forgave all our sins,—and our blunders,—and taught us
To cleave unto Him,—and to make Him our stay.
‘Tis good to remember! to pause! and to ponder!
It stirs us to wonder, and stirs us to praise:
Such retrospect helps us of Him to grow fonder,
Whose goodness and mercy have followed our days.