Scripture Verse

He cares for you. 1 Peter 5:7

Introduction

Words: Charles W. Ray, in Joy­ful Sound, ed­it­ed by John R. Swe­ney & Will­iam Kirk­pat­rick (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: John J. Hood, 1889), num­ber 18, alt.

Music: Will­iam J. Kirk­pat­rick (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Ray (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

portrait
William J. Kirkpatrick
(1838–1921)

Lyrics

Jesus all my grief is shar­ing,
He my man­sion is pre­par­ing,
When I’m trem­bling and des­pair­ing,
He will ev­er hear my call;
When the storms are round me seep­ing,
Tho’ in help­less­ness I’m sleep­ing,
I am safe in His on keep­ing,
This to me is best of all:
Best of all, best of all,
I am safe in His on keep­ing,
This to me is best of all.

Jesus loves and Watch­es o’er me,
When astray He will re­store me;
Angel guards He sends be­fore me,
Lest in fa­tal snares I fall;
With His friends He hath en­rolled me,
By His might He will up­hold me,
In His arms He will en­fold me,
This to me is best of all:
Best of all, best of all,
In His arms He will en­fold me,
This to me is best of all.

Jesus loves, and He will guide me,
All I need He will pro­vide me,
In His bo­som He will hide me,
When the woes of life ap­pall;
He will hear my feeb­lest sigh­ing,
Needful grace to me sup­ply­ing,
He’ll be with me when I’m dy­ing,
This to me is best of all:
Best of all, best of all,
He’ll be with me when I’m dy­ing,
This to me is best of all.