When the sha­dows ga­ther,
And the way is dark and drear,
And the cross too hea­vy
For my fee­ble strength to bear,
How my heart re­joic­es
When the Mas­ter speaks to me,
Fear not, bur­dened soul,
For I will com­fort thee.

Refrain

Bear the cross, for sure­ly I am with thee;
I will aid thee all the wea­ry way;
No temp­ta­tion e’er can ov­er­come thee,
Grace I give suf­fi­cient,
Only watch and pray.

When I think of all He suf­fered
There on Cal­va­ry,
From the curse of sin
To set my bur­dened spi­rit free,
Then the clouds and dark­ness
From my soul are borne away,
And again, I hear my Sav­ior soft­ly say,

Refrain

Oh, ’tis sweet to trust Him
And to know that He is near;
Day by day He walks with me,
My faint­ing heart to cheer;
In the Fa­ther’s king­dom
There’s a place pre­pared for me,
Where with Him in glo­ry I shall ev­er be.

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