He careth for thee.
1 Peter 5:7
Words: Etta M. Lewis, 1886, alt. Published in Triumphant Songs No. 5, edited by Edwin O. Excell (Chicago, Illinois: E. O. Excell, 1896), number 7.
Music: Diamond Bar Charles E. Prior (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know where to get a good photo of Lewis (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
He careth for me, my Father cares!
Oh, sweetest thought to my spirit known;
I have no fears for the coming years,
He never forsakes me nor leaves His own.
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He careth for me
—my morning hymn;
He careth for me
—my evening psalm;
By day and by night, in gloom, in light,
Beneath is the everlasting arm.
He careth for me—I take no care;
I trust in Him who will guard and guide—
It is enough when the road is rough,
To know my Savior is by my side.
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He careth for me, my Father cares!
My heart is singing a grateful song;
I look above as I sing His love,
To cheer the journey that seems so long.
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He careth for me; this weary road
The safest is for my feet to tread;
In paths of bliss I might sometimes miss
The beacon light from the gates ahead.
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