i pound this stake here by the road
this last pass was quite narrow
but as in every other part
His eye was on this sparrow
i pound this stake here in the ground
to make looking back easy
the road we've walked together
sometimes makes me rather queasy
but when i look back on our journey
all i see are lovely stakes
that represent the Guide with me
One who never forsakes
each stake back there a time He stood
beside me on the road
but no matter our surroundings
only kindness He bestowed
and some of them are massive
like the time He blocked my path
because i'd been hell-bent on jumping
off the cliff into the wrath
instead He said to me, my child
I’ll never let you pass
come with me over there yonder
to the lovely, green, green grass
most of the stakes are minor
little bumps along the way
when He with a word or nudge
stopped me from my strong need to stray
and so i pound this stake here too
to one day look back on and speak
of all the times He's never left
as we ascend up this long peak