Scripture Verse

Hide me under the shadow of Thy wings. Psalm 17:8

Introduction

Words: Char­lotte A. Ra­ney, in Sho­wal­ter’s Gos­pel Songs No. 2 (Dal­ton, Geor­gia: A. J. Sho­wal­ter, 1901), num­ber 80, alt.

Music: Hang­zhou An­tho­ny J. Sho­wal­ter, 1901 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

portrait
Anthony J. Showalter (1858–1924)

Lyrics

When the sha­dows dark­ly ga­ther
‘Round my path­way here be­low,
And the floods of sore af­flict­ion
Threaten me to ov­er­flow;
Then, O Fa­ther, give me shel­ter
‘Neath the sha­dow of Thy wing,
Then, O Fa­ther, give me shel­ter
‘Neath the sha­dow of Thy wing.

Let me learn the bless­èd les­son,
That be­hind the black­est sky
The bright sun of love is shin­ing,
And the clouds must soon roll by,
May I know the sure, safe shel­ter,
‘Neath the sha­dow of Thy wing,
May I know the sure, safe shel­ter,
‘Neath the sha­dow of Thy wing.

Resting sweet­ly in Thy keep­ing,
Folded safe­ly in Thy love,
Where no ev­il can come near me,
And no tri­als can me move;
When I creep in­to the shel­ter
‘Neath the sha­dow of Thy wing,
When I creep in­to that shel­ter
‘Neath the sha­dow of Thy wing.