The River

I ride upon your current
Where?  I do not know.
But I drift along
With sky above
And you beneath
And without a thought, Old River,
You carry me away.
Deep into the valley,
Out into the sea.
You drown me in the tide
Of the thing I'm meant to be.
You are wiser than the mountains, Old River
And taller than the trees,
For it's you that keeps on moving
Ever changeless in your changes.
And always being, shaping, giving life
To everything you see.
Give me life Old River.
Give me peace
Peace in knowing
That you know
Where we are going.
Peace in knowing
That I, though but a speck
Upon your current,
Am ever more becoming
Ever changing in your changes
Ever more a tumbling current
Ever endlessly with Thee.