Abide in Me, and I in you.
John 15:4
Words: Frank Willoughby, in Sermons in Song No. 3, edited by Isaac H. Meredith & Grant C. Tullar (Chicago, Illinois: Tullar-Meredith, 1901), number 106.
Music: Giza Joseph W. Lerman, 1901 (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know where to get a good photo of Willoughby or Lerman (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
Abiding in Jesus,
Oh refuge so sweet,
No trials can move me,
My rest is complete;
Tho’ dangers surround me
And tempests may rage,
There’s naught but His presence
My thoughts can engage.
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Abiding in Jesus,
Oh, sweet is the rest;
Abiding in Jesus,
I’m happy and blest.
Abiding in Jesus,
Oh, sweet is the rest;
Abiding in Jesus,
I’m happy and blest.
Abiding in Jesus,
There’s fullness of joy,
No trouble or sorrow
His peace can destroy;
His will is my pleasure,
My sweetest delight;
His presence my sunshine,
Eternally bright.
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Abiding in Jesus,
Oh, refuge divine,
How sweet on His dear,
Loving breast to recline;
Thro’ clouds and thro’ sunshine,
He leadeth me still,
And daily my life
With His blessings doth fill.
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