We Two

I cannot do it alone.
The waves run fast and high,
And the fogs close chill around,
And the light goes out
    in the sky,
But I know that we two
    shall win,

Jesus and I.

I cannot row it myself,
My boat on the raging sea,
But beside me sits another
Who pulls or steers with me.
And I know that we two shall
    come safe into port,

His child and He.

Coward and wayward and weak,
I change with the changing sky.
One day eager and brave,
The next not caring to try.
But He never gives in and we two shall win,

Jesus and I.

Strong and tender and true,
Crucified once for me.
I know He will never change
What'er I may do or be.
We shall finish our course and reach home at last,

His child and He.

-- Father Francis P Le Buffe (1885-1954)