Goodbye, weary road

1.
- What makes you sigh, oh weary road, so long?
- The raging winds, the snow, the frosty throng.
By day and night, I feel that aching fear,
To lose my way in towns or mountains near.
I"m tired of damp, of endless noisy feet,
Of countless steps that pound the busy street,
While, grim above, in heavy, solemn rows,
The weary clouds in gloomy silence close.

Chorus:
Don"t be so sad, dear road, I pray,
Though winds may blow from far away,
Though rain may fall and tempests cry,
Be patient till the end draws night.

2.
- Why are you silent, weary river"s flow?
Your stream has lost the strength it used to show.
You"ve carried all my life from far behind,
But now no joy on earth can warm my mind.
I still recall the days when clear and bright,
Your laughing brooks would sparkle in the light,
The boy who played there"s grown and left the shore,
The dried-up spring will sing to me no more.

Chorus:
Oh tell me, why"s the journey long,
When I can"t find where I belong?
And why"s the world so dark and dim?
We"ll never know the mind of Him.

3.
- Why do you whisper, ancient forest deep?
You guard the dreams that fate could never keep.
My angel, raise me to the skies above,
Console my soul that"s wearied for its love.
The rustling leaves sing softly to my ear,
Of vanished days, of times no longer here,
But, oh, too late to grieve for all that"s gone,
For earthly joys that we have drawn upon.

Chorus:
Oh winding road, please lead my feet,
Where God"s creation feels complete,
To sacred lands of peace and light,
Where I could rest in heaven"s night.