Thy Burdens Are Greater Than Mine
Embracing Life's Struggles: A Reflection on Compassion and Perspective
Lyrics
Travelin' down a lonely highway I knew not where the road would end
Traveling on an unknown path, uncertain of its destination.
Not a penny in my pocket all alone without a friend
Penniless and without companionship.
Met a lad while on my travel tryin' hard to play the game
Encountered a young man struggling in life, attempting to cope.
Though his legs were very very crippled and he couldn't even speak his name
The young man was physically disabled and unable to speak.
But he smiled in understanding though life to him had been so unkind
Despite hardships, he expressed understanding and smiled.
As I watched I bowed in sorrow oh Lord Thy burdens are greater than mine
Witnessing the young man's difficulties, the narrator acknowledges that others bear greater burdens.
I can speak my name aloud make my way among the crowd
Contrasts the narrator's ability to speak and navigate with the challenges faced by the young man.
Yes Thy burdens are greater than mine
Reiterates the acknowledgment that others face more significant hardships.
In a little country village I met a lad and he was blind
Encountered a blind lad in a village.
As I helped him across the highway
Assisting the blind lad, the narrator acknowledges the lad's greater burdens.
I cried oh Lord Thy burdens are much greater than mine
Expresses sorrow at the greater challenges faced by the blind lad.
I can see the light of day and I need not feel my way
Contrasts the ability to see with the blind lad's condition.
Yes Thy burdens are greater than mine
Reiterates the acknowledgment of others facing heavier burdens.
Just by chance I passed a graveyard saw a young man kneeling there
Stumbles upon a graveyard and observes a man mourning with roses.
In his hands he held some roses on his lips I saw a prayer
Witnesses a prayer for a departed soul.
On the thomb these words were written' her soul is God's her mem'ry mine
Reads an inscription indicating the departed's soul belongs to God and the memory is left to the mourner.
As I watched I cried in sorrow oh Lord I see Thy burdens are greater than mine
Recognizes the depth of sorrow in the mourner's situation.
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