Oh, I oft­en sit and pon­der,
When the sun is sink­ing low,
Where shall yon­der future find me:
Does but God in Hea­ven know?
Shall I be among the liv­ing?
Shall I min­gle with the free?
Wheresoe’er my path be lead­ing,
Savior, keep my heart with Thee.

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Oh, the fu­ture lies be­fore me,
And I know not where I’ll be;
But wher­e’er my path be lead­ing,
Savior, keep my heart with Thee.

Shall I be at work for Je­sus,
Whilst He leads me by the hand,
And to those around be say­ing,
Come and join His hap­py band?
Come, for all things now are rea­dy,
Come, His faith­ful fol­low­er be;
Oh, wher­e’er my path be lead­ing,
Savior, keep my heart with Thee.

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But per­haps my work for Je­sus
Soon in fu­ture may be done,
All my earth­ly tri­als end­ed,
And my crown in Hea­ven won;
Then, for­ev­er with the ran­somed
Thro’ eter­ni­ty I’d be
Chanting hymns to Him who bought me
With His blood shed on the tree.

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