Let Us Stay Together For a Time 

Let us stay together for a time;
let us stay together for a while.
When the evening is approaching
and the day is almost spent,
let us stay with one another for a time.

All we have in common is a road;
all we have in common is a journey.
We are simply fellow travellers
who are passing in the night,
let us stay with one another on the road for a time.

Dare we trust a stranger with our dreams?
Dare we trust a stranger with our story?
If we cannot hide our tears,
let us share our hopes and fears
as we stay with one another, with our dreams. 

All we have to offer is our Word;
all we have to offer is a Bible.
Let us open it between us
till the fire burns within us,
as we stay with one another in the Word for a time. 

He was nothing to us but a name,
and we thought our road would never find Him.
He was with us all the while,
and He’s walking every mile
as we stay with one another in His name. 

All we have between us is a loaf;
all we have between us is a table.
As we break the bread together
we will recognise our brother,
and we’ll stay with one another, breaking bread, for a time. 

Shall we stay for ever in this place?
Shall we go back home and tell the others?
If we stay on holy ground
we’ll lose the miracle we’ve found
and we’ll be left with one another in this place. 

We don’t need a special place or time;
we don’t have to travel to Emmaus.
Any road, and any table
we can meet you, Lord, again;
we can stay with one another any place.... any time.