Scripture Verse

Kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation. 1 Peter 1:5

Introduction

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Florence T. Rudge (1860–1950)

Words: Flo­rence T. Rudge, in Songs of Love and Praise (Har­ris­burg, Penn­syl­van­ia: S. B. El­len­ber­ger, 1884), num­ber 143. Some hym­nals show the ly­ri­cist as Faire­lie Thorn­ton, Rudge’s pseu­don­ym.

Music: Nau­ga­tuck Sam­uel B. El­len­ber­ger, 1884 (🔊 pdf nwc).

Alternate Tunes:

If you know where to get a good pho­to of El­len­ber­ger (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

Kept from sin and Sa­tan’s pow­er,
Kept by Je­sus ev­ery hour;
Kept for Him who lives for me,
Kept His mes­sen­ger to be.

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Jesus keeps me by His pow­er;
Jesus keeps me ev­ery hour;
Jesus keeps me, yes, I know,
Therefore I can fear no foe.

Kept through­out each pass­ing year
I shall be, so can­not fear;
Kept from ev­ery foe or harm,
Kept from all that would alarm.

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Kept to live His life be­low,
Kept His prais­es here to show;
Kept from self—that ev­il thing,
Kept His wan­der­ers home to bring.

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Yes, I shall be kept, I know,
Therefore I can fear no foe;
Now I yield my­self to Thee,
Jesus, Sav­ior, keep Thou me.

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