Introduction
(1856–1922)
Words: Johnson Oatman, Jr., 1923. Appeared in Songs of the Cross, edited by Rufus H. Cornelius (Fort Worth, Texas: R. H. Cornelius, 1924), number 136.
Music: Leonard D. Huffstutler (🔊 pdf nwc).
I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.
Matthew 28:20
Words: Johnson Oatman, Jr., 1923. Appeared in Songs of the Cross, edited by Rufus H. Cornelius (Fort Worth, Texas: R. H. Cornelius, 1924), number 136.
Music: Leonard D. Huffstutler (🔊 pdf nwc).
Since I gave to Jesus
My poor broken heart,
He never has left me alone;
Since I for the homeland
Eternal did start,
He never has left me alone.
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He never has left me alone,
No, He never has left me alone;
By night and by day
He is with me alway,
He never has left me alone.
Tho’ winding and heavy
The road may appear,
He never has left me alone;
The day may be dismal,
The night may be drear,
He never has left me alone.
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When sorrow has taken
My heart by surprise,
He never has left me alone;
In tenderness wiping
The tears from mine eyes,
He never has left me alone.
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I’ll tell the whole world
As the valley I roam,
He never has left me alone;
I’ll tell it through Heaven
When I shall reach home,
He never has left me alone;
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