God of our weary years god of our silent tears you who have brought us thus far on the way you who have by your might led us into the light keep us forever in the path we pray lest our feet stray from the places our god where we meet you lest our hearts drunk with the wine of the world we forget you shadowed beneath your hand may we forever stand. Weariness is often described as the reluctance to see or experience any more of something something that black america is well acquainted with it gave rise to the phrase god of our weary years this phrase comes from the third stanza of whats often called the black national anthem lift every voice and sing. God of our weary years god of our silent tears thou who has brought us thus far on the way thou who has by thy might led us into the light keep us forever in the path we pray lest our feet . God of our weary years god of our silent tears thou who hast brought us thus far along the way thou who hast by thy might led us into the light keep us forever in the path we pray james weldon johnsons words are significant today because pessimism surrounds the peace talks