Scripture Verse

Anxiety weighs down the heart, but a kind word cheers it up. Proverbs 12:25

Introduction

Words: Hugh Kane, 1930. Ap­peared in The Co­ve­nant Hym­nal, Ev­an­gel­ic­al Co­ve­nant Church of Am­eri­ca (Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois: Co­ve­nant Book Con­cern, 1931), num­ber 324, alt.

Music: Ray­mond C. Hel­sing (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

Lyrics

Somewhere a soul is pin­ing,
Somewhere a heart is sad;
Yet, if my light is shin­ing,
That heart I may make glad.

Refrain

Somewhere, some­where,
Jesus hath need of me some­where.
Lord, help me win some soul from sin,
Make me a bless­ing some­where.

Somewhere a soul is long­ing,
Longing the Lord to know;
Tho’ there are du­ties throng­ing,
To that dear soul I’ll go.

Refrain

Somewhere a soul is slid­ing,
Down in­to dark des­pair;
May I, in Christ con­fid­ing,
Be just a bless­ing there.

Refrain

Somewhere a soul is sigh­ing,
Under the weight of sin;
Jesus, on Thee re­ly­ing,
Help me that soul to win.

Refrain