Scripture Verse

He careth for thee. 1 Peter 5:7

Introduction

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Charles E. Prior (1856–1927)

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),

Lyrics

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.

Refrain

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.

Refrain

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.

Refrain

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.

Refrain