The sky above was cloud­less,
The sun shone clear and bright,
The world seemed full of glad­ness,
And birds sang with de­light;
But soon the sky grew gloomy,
Dark sha­dows I could see,
Ere long I heard a whis­per,
Come clos­er, child, to Me.

Refrain

Come, oh, come, thou trou­bled one,
For re­fuge come to Me!
Come, oh come, the Sav­ior pleads,
Come clos­er, child to Me!

I knew it was the Sav­ior,
And quick ran to His side,
And there in sweet sub­mis­sion
Securely did abide;
But still the sky grew dark­er,
Till light I scarce could see;
Again I heard the whis­per,
Come clos­er, child, to Me.

Refrain

I then gave all to Je­sus,
And leaned up­on His breast;
He filled my soul with sweet peace,
And gave me per­fect rest;
And now, tho’ storms are rag­ing,
My heart from fear is free,
For I be­long to Je­sus,
And He be­longs to me.

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