I Have Not Gone home Alone

I have not gone Home alone
--My Savior went before me.
He did not allow the waves of death
To close forever o'er me.

His guiding Light illumined
The murky depths of my grave,
Because in simple faith I trusted:
As He promised--He would save!

I have not gone Home alone.
Jesus took my groping hand--
He brought my soul from the slimy pit
Up to Heaven's Promised Land!

His Love is all-surrounding.
I was never on my own.
Therefore, my beloved ones--take heart!
...I have not gone Home alone.

...She departed, and wandered in the wilderness... (Genesis 21:14b)