Scripture Verse

Let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to Him in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator. 1 Peter 4:19

Introduction

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Fanny Crosby (1820–1915)

Words: Fan­ny Cros­by, 1901.

Music: Charles H. Ga­bri­el (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Charles H. Gabriel (1856–1932)

Lyrics

Savior, in Thy ho­ly keep­ing,
Take, O take our hearts anew;
Guard us from the world’s temp­ta­tion,
All the pil­grim jour­ney thro’.

Refrain

By Thy grace, O Lord, de­fend us,
While as stran­gers here we roam,
In Thy ten­der mer­cy lead us
Till we reach our heav’n­ly home.

Let our faith in Thee be cen­tered,
Growing bright­er day by day;
Let our hop­es be clear and stead­fast,
All along our home­ward way.

Refrain

Let our love be deep and fer­vent,
Like to Thine, so full and free,
And at last, when Heav’n we en­ter,
Let Thy name our pass­word be.

Refrain