To Get This Close

Not sure if I posted this before, but ran onto these lyrics again and decided to put them on here. I like the message.

To Get This Close

Verse 1:
The path you chose for me to walk at times was rough and steep
The winds would howl through caverns carved between the boulders deep
And there were nights when lumps of fear would rise up in my throat
So when I'd try to sing Your song, I'd choke on every note.

Chorus:
I didn't know I had to come this far to get this close
I'm learning that You're nearest when Your children need You most
Without You I have nothing I could ever boast
But it's worth it all to come this far, so I could get this close.

Verse 2:
But now I see those were the times You guided me along
The narrow passes, and when I was weak, Your hand was strong
And like a shepherd with his staff protects his wayward flock
You crowded me into the clefted shelter of the rock.

Verse 3:
The chilling night is gone now, and the howling wind is still
The morning sun is breaking beyond the distant hill
The shadows that I feared - I see now in light of day -
Were cast by peaks of alabaster all along the way!

Chorus 2:
I didn't know I had to come this far to get this close;
I'm learning Lord, You're nearest when Your children need You most
Without you I'd be nothing that I could ever boast,
But I'm so glad we've come this far, so we could be this close!
(Lyrics by Gloria Gaither)