THOUGH MY FEET ARE
TIRED AND OH SO WORN
WHEN I
FEEL HEAVY HEARTED AND WEARY, I COMPLAIN
AND
MANY A TIME I FEEL SELF PITY UNDER STRAIN
I JUST
TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME OUT TO THINK
TEARS FILL MY EYES
SOMETIMES ALONG MY WAY
I ASK
MYSELF WHY DON'T I STOP AND PRAY?
AND
AROUND ME OH ALL THE BEAUTY I SEE
WHEN I
GIVE PRAISE AND STOP THINKING ABOUT ME
IF I BE POOR
MATERIAL WISE AND I OWN NOTHING
IF I
HAVE NO SHOES FOR MY BARE FEET IN PAIN
WITH
ONLY CLOTHES FADED, WORN, HOME MADE
YET I
KNOW I'M SPIRITUALLY RICH WHEN I THINK
WONDERING ABOUT
OTHER'S WORSE OFF THAN ME
WHEN I
TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME HELPING OTHERS
SEEING
OTHERS IN NEED NEVER TO COMPLAIN ABOUT
MY BARE
FEET, AFTER SEEING ONE WHO HAS NO FEET
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