He Walks with the Wild and
the Lonely
(Bob Nolan)
His smile in the downpour of sunbeams,
His voice in the deep forest wind,
His footstep so light in the gentle rain,
He walks with the wild and the lonely.
His arms in the wide-spreading rainbow,
His mantle adrift in the clouds,
His footstep so light in the gathering stars,
He walks with the wild and the lonely.
So fear I not now of the dark and the still
Nor the sound of a great storm a-borning.
So fear I not now for I know that Thou
Will be standing close by in the morning.
His promise the bright gold of autumn
Fulfilled in the new green of spring.
His footstep so light in the virgin snow,
He walks with the wild and the lonely.
"Of all my works," Bob Nolan wrote Dick Goodman in a 1973 letter, this one song poem is my own special favorite." Photocopies of the sheet music for this song are available from Calin Coburn, Bob Nolan's grandson. Email Calin for more details.
