Scripture Verse

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths. Proverbs 3:5–6

Introduction

Words: Frank­lin A. Har­din, Ho­ney Out of the Rock (Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois: Mey­er & Bro­ther, 1892), num­ber 84.

Music: Ma­naus C. A. Shaw, 1892 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know Shaw’s full name, or where to get a good pho­to of him or Har­din (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

While across time’s ocean sail­ing,
Should thy sky ad­verse­ly low­er,
And temp­ta­tion’s waves as­sail­ing,
Rock thee with alarm­ing pow­er,

Refrain

Look to Je­sus! Look to Je­sus!
Whatsoe’er thy trou­ble be,
Trust in Je­sus! Trust in Je­sus!
He will prove a friend to thee.

When thy faith be­gins to wa­ver,
And thy strength and hope grow small,
Raise thine arms to Heav’n, where Jes­us
Waits to heed thy faint­est call.

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When thy heart is sad with trou­ble,
And thy mind dark with des­pair,
Look to Je­sus, who re­gards thee,
With the ten­der­est love and care.

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Long as life’s voy­age is tend­ing,
Onward ev­er to its end,
Look to Je­sus, He will prove thee
An un­fail­ing, pre­cious friend.

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