All at once he walked beside me Like he'd been there all along Not a stranger but a father Who can sense when something's wrong And he answered all my questions And understood my fears Had somehow vanished now that he was here Can't you see who walks with me Can't you hear who speaks your name Can't you feel something stirring in your heart How his words ring strong and true Like a once familiar strain Could the paths we follow from now on Be the same I couldn't bear for him to leave me So I begged him to stay Spend the evening, a few moments Before he went his way Then like a host he stood and blested me Broke the bread and poured the wine And there was something I knew I recognized Yes I can see who walks with me I can hear who speaks my name And I can feel the stirring in my heart Oh how his words ring strong and true Like a once familiar strain And I know I'll never be the same I can see And from that moment in time I felt the emptiness subside And all the glory of his power Shining through and for the first time in my life I nearly looked into his eyes And saw eternity And sudeenly I knew Yes I can see who walks with me I can hear who speaks my name And I can feel the stirring in my heart Oh how his words ring strong and true Like a once familiar strain And I know I'll never be the same I can see