Dark and Dreary

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But behold, Laman and Lemuel, I fear exceedingly because of you; for behold, methought I saw in my dream, a dark and dreary wilderness.  And it came to pass that I saw a man, and he was dressed in a white robe; and he came and stood before me. And it came to pass that he spake unto me, and bade me follow him.  And it came to pass that as I followed him I beheld myself that I was in a dark and dreary waste….And it came to pass that there arose a mist of darkness; yea, even an exceedingly great mist of darkness, insomuch that they who had commenced in the path did lose their way, that they

wandered off and were lost… And he did exhort them then with all the feeling of a tender parent, that they would hearken to his words .

Book of Mormon, 1 Nephi 8:4-7, 23, 37

 

O my children,

How oft I’ve seen you wander

In a dark and dreary waste

And often would I ponder

How to free you from that place

 

Wandering weak and weary

On dark and forbidding lanes

 In a wilderness so dreary

Where sin and evil reigns

 

I pray that God will save you

Save you from evil’s pain

For justice demands its due

If mercy you won’t obtain

 

So turn to Christ and be forgiven

For His Atonement will redeem

If, by truth, you are driven

To Him who reigns supreme

 

Larry Doyle Crenshaw