Scripture Verse

Fear thou not, for I am with thee. Be not dismayed, for I am thy God. I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee. Yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of My righteousness. Isaiah 41:10

Introduction

Words: Flo­ra Kirk­land, in Chris­tian Hymns No. 1, by Will­iam P. Hall & J. Wil­bur Chap­man (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: Hall-Mack, 1899), num­ber 1. Re­spect­ful­ly de­di­cat­ed to my friend, Wm. Phil­lips Hall, Green­wich, Conn.

Music: Win­field S. Wee­den (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Kirk­land (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els), or a bet­ter one of Weed­en,

portrait
Winfield S. Weeden
(1847–1908)

Lyrics

I am walk­ing thro’ this earth-life,
Often wea­ry, oft­en sad;
But my Sav­ior walk­eth with me,
And His pre­sence makes me glad.

Refrain

Jesus know­eth ev’ry sor­row,
Jesus know­eth ev­ery fear;
And He whis­pers thro’ life’s sha­dows,
Do not trem­ble, I am near!

I am tra­vel­ing to a ci­ty
Where the light is ne­ver dim,
And my Sav­ior leads so gent­ly,
It is sweet to walk with Him.

Refrain

I am look­ing for re­demp­tion
Thro’ the mer­its of my king;
Blessèd beams of free sal­va­tion
Shine about me as I sing.

Refrain