Scripture Verse

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart. Proverbs 3:5

Introduction

Words: Ano­ny­mous.

Music: George C. Steb­bins, in Gos­pel Hymns No. 4, by Ira D. San­key et al. (New York: John Church and Big­low & Main, 1881), num­ber 25 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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George Stebbins
(1846–1945)

Lyrics

Trust on! trust on, be­liev­er!
Tho’ long the con­flict be,
Thou yet shall prove vic­to­ri­ous;
Thy God shall fight for thee.

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Trust on! (trust on!)
Trust on! (trust on!)
Tho’ dark the night and drear;
Trust on! (trust on!)
Trust on! (trust on!)
The morn­ing dawn is near.

Trust on! trust on; thy fail­ings
May bow thee to the dust,
But in thy deep­est sor­row,
O give not up thy trust.

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Trust on! the dan­ger press­es;
Temptation strong is near,
Yet o’er life’s dan­ger­ous ra­pids,
He shall thy pas­sage steer.

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O Christ is strong to save us,
He is a faith­ful friend;
Trust on! trust on! be­liev­er,
O trust Him to the end.

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