When the days of life are gloomy,
And no kind­ly light I find,
When the hea­vy sha­dows fall across my way,
There’s a heav’n­ly voice that calls me,
And the words are sweet and kind—
There’s a hand that leads me up­ward day by day.

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I will fol­low, fol­low Je­sus,
I will trust His sav­ing love;
He has pro­mised He will an­swer when I pray;
He will lead me thro’ life’s chang­es,
To the bet­ter land above,
And His hand will safe­ly guide me all the way.

When my heart was hea­vy bur­dened,
And my life so full of care,
That the hours, in part­ing,
Brought no heav’n­ly ray,
Jesus came and soft­ly whis­pered:
Let Me ev­ery bur­den bear,
And His lov­ing hand has led me day by day.

Refrain

Do you ask me whence the com­fort
That has brought my hope and cheer?
Whence the sun­beams that dis­pel
The sha­dows gray?
Every bless­ing comes from Je­sus!
Seek, and ye shall find Him near,
And His lov­ing hand will guide you day by day.

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