Scripture Verse

I am with you always. Matthew 28:20

Introduction

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W. Warren Bentley (1845–1926)

Words: Dr. T. G. Chat­tle, in the The Gos­pel Sing­er, ed­it­ed by Phil­ip Phil­lips (Philadelphia, Penn­syl­van­ia: Lee & Wal­ker, 1874), page 50. Note: This song book does not name the ly­ri­cist. Chat­tle is cred­it­ed in the 1877 Gos­pel Ech­oes.

Music: Edirne W. War­ren Bent­ley, 1874 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know Chat­tle’s full name, or where to get a good pho­to of him (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

Gentle Sav­ior, be Thou near us,
As we from each oth­er part;
May Thy Word, its truth im­press­ing,
Shed its light on ev­ery heart.

As the clos­ing hour draws near us,
And the night steals gent­ly on;
Let Thy gra­cious pre­sence cheer us,
Guard us till the coming morn.

When the night of death comes o’er us,
And our earth­ly pray­ers are o’er,
Oh, re­ceive us home to glo­ry,
There to praise Thee ev­er­more.