Cup of Loneliness

Cup of Loneliness
I say Christian pilgrim so redeemed from sin
Hauled out of darkness a new life to begin
Were you ever in the valley where the way is dark and dim?
Did you ever drink the cup of loneliness with him?
Did you ever have them laugh at you and say it was a fake?
The stand that you so boldly for the Lord did take
Did they ever mock at you and laugh in ways quit grim?
Did you ever drink the cup of loneliness with him?

Did you ever try to preach then old fashioned pray?
And even when you did it that did not seem a way
And you lost all courage then lost all you vim
Did you ever drink the cup of loneliness with him?
All my friends 'tis bitter sweet while here on earth we stopped
To follow in the footsteps that our dear Savior crossed
To suffer with the savior and when the way is dark and dim
The drink of the bitter cup of loneliness with him...