Scripture Verse

He cares for you. 1 Peter 5:7

Introduction

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Fanny Crosby (1820–1915)

Words: Fan­ny Cros­by, in The Voice of Tri­umph (Cleve­land, Ohio: Tho­mas & Mat­till, 1894).

Music: Farm­ing­ton Will­iam J. Kirk­pat­rick (🔊 pdf nwc).

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William J. Kirkpatrick
(1838–1921)

Lyrics

Thou whose arm has been my stay
All along my pil­grim way,
Let my pray­er as­cend to thee,
Blessèd Lord, take care of me.

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Blessèd Lord, take care of me,
Let Thy love my shel­ter be,
Till I wake in Heav’n with Thee;
Blessèd Lord, take care of me.

Let me hold Thy hand in mine,
Let me hear Thy voice di­vine;
Like a dove I fly to thee,
Blessèd Lord, take care of me.

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On the wea­ry voy­age of life,
Thro’ its toil, its care and strife,
O’er a dark and stor­my sea,
Blessèd Lord, take care of me.

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Thou my hope, my life, my all,
When the shades of ev­en­ing fall,
May Thy staff my com­fort be,
Blessèd Lord, take care of me.

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