If E'er

If e'er I lose the gift of song
And stones should take my place
I'll traverse canyons ever long
To join them in your praise

If e'er the light I am should fail
From atop this citied hill
To curb a single soul's travail
I shall continue still

If e'er my mustard seed of faith
Should falter in my doubt
I'll raise a glade within its place
To shake the world about

If e'er I cease to turn my cheek
In fear of temporal pain
I'll in return forgiveness seek
And let them strike again

If e'er this yoke I took upon
Should seem too hard to bear
I'll contemplate the blessed One
Who bore my cross and care

If e'er you come to take me home
As a thief within the night
I'll know that you have always known
What joy shall fill my sight