With Deep Abiding Faith

With deep abiding faith
The Saints travailed about
But, some weak in the wake
Remained to dwell in doubt

They thinking the prophet fallen
For directing a changed course
Held firm to mock at him
Truly doubting his new source

While.... from New York to Ohio
Then Missouri to Illinois
The faithful left their homes
They chose apostasy and spoil

And still in our day
Some fall unto confusion
Mistaking what prophets say
To stray unto allusion

While others wrestle their agenda
And focus on something heard
Thus completing their addenda
With a misquote of a phrase or word

How can we be consistent
In our faithfulness
By staying close and current
To revelation in its fullness

Dallin H. Oaks
Our Strengths Can Become Our Weakness-
Not Really Following the Prophet
Ensign, October 1994, 11
wake- the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)