Give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall.
2 Peter 1:10
Words: William M. Lighthall, in Epworth Praises, edited by Charles Gabriel (Chicago, Illinois: Epworth League of the Methodist Episcopal Church, 1909), number 151.
Music: Charles H. Gabriel (🔊 pdf nwc).
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My Father will not let me fall!
His strong and loving arms enfold me;
To Him I trust my life, my all,
And know that He will safely hold me.
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Just as he promised, promised to do,
When first to Him I trembling came;
Now I have trusted, proven Him true,
Hallelujah to His name!
My Savior will not let me stray!
The path He trod is plain before me;
And He who said, I am the Way
Is watching, ever watching o’er me.
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I trust Him as a little child,
Content beneath His wings to hide me;
Tho’ all around is rough and wild,
He walks the path of peace beside me.
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His love will still remember me
In life, in death, in joy, in sorrow;
Whate’er betide, He still will be
My guide today, my hope tomorrow.
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