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GOD HAS SAID, “FOREVER BLESSÈD”

Scripture Verse

He will guide you into all truth. John 16:13

Introduction

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Catherine G. Thompson (1817–1893)

Words: Ca­ther­ine G. Thomp­son, in Hymns for the Use of the Me­tho­dist Epis­co­pal Church, re­vised edi­tion (New York: Lane & Scott, New York, 1849), num­ber 13 in sup­ple­ment. Re­wards of ear­ly pi­ety.

Music: Bene­dic­tion (Mann) Ar­thur H. Mann, 1879 (🔊 ).

Alternate Tunes:

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Arthur H. Mann (1850–1929)

Lyrics

God has said—Forever bless­èd
Those who seek Me in their youth—
They shall find the path of wis­dom,
And the nar­row way of truth
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Guide us, Sav­ior,
In the nar­row way of truth.

Be our strength, for we are weak­ness;
Be our wis­dom and our guide;
May we walk in love and meek­ness,
Nearer to our Sav­ior’s side:
Naught can harm us,
While we thus in Thee ab­ide.

Thus, when ev­en­ing shades shall ga­ther,
We may turn our tear­less eye
To the dwell­ing of our Fa­ther,
To our home be­yond the sky—
Gently pass­ing
To the hap­py land on high.