O words of com­fort grant­ed
For ev­ery need and care,
The ve­ry mes­sage want­ed
To chase away des­pair;
This sweet com­mand of Je­sus
Was meant to be ob­eyed—
Let not your heart be trou­bled,
Neither let it be afraid.

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O soul, re­deemed by Je­sus,
All Heav’n is pledged to aid:
Let not your heart be trou­bled,
Neither let it be afraid.

When dis­ap­point­ment scat­ters
Your hopes like au­tumn leaves;
When all is lost that mat­ters,
And all is left that grieves;
When chas­tise­ment and sor­row
On dark­ened days are laid;
Let not your heart be trou­bled,
Neither let it be afraid.

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When past sins rise un­bid­den,
To spoil the pre­sent good,
And all the light is hid­den,
By some de­spond­ing mood,
He whis­pers in com­passion,
My love the debt hath paid;
Let not your heart be trou­bled,
Neither let it be afraid.

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When health and strength are fail­ing,
Beneath the load of years,
And toil seems un­avail­ing,
And life is thronged with fears,
Fear not! He saith, In weak­ness
My strength is per­fect made;
Let not your heart be trou­bled,
Neither let it be afraid.

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