Scripture Verse

My beloved is mine, and I am his: he feedeth among the lilies. Song of Solomon 2:16

Introduction

Words: Grace E. Cobb, in Songs of Love and Praise, ed­it­ed by John R. Swe­ney (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: John J. Hood, 1894).

Music: Charles H. Ga­bri­el (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Cobb (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

portrait
Charles Gabriel (1856–1932)

Lyrics

Blessèd Li­ly of the Val­ley,
Oh, how fair is He!
He is mine, I am His;
Sweeter than the an­gel’s mu­sic
Is His voice to me,
He is mine, I am His.
Where the li­lies fair are bloom­ing
By the wa­ter calm,
There He leads me and up­holds me
By His strong right arm;
All the air is love around me,
I can feel no harm,
He is mine, I am His.

Refrain

Lily of the val­ley, He is mine!
Lily of the val­ley I am His!
Sweeter than the an­gel’s mu­sic
Is His voice to me,
He is mine, I am His.

Let me sing of all His mer­cies,
Of His kind­ness true,
He is mine, I am His;
Fresh at morn, and in the ev­en­ing
Comes a bless­ing new,
He is mine, I am His!
With the deep­en­ing sha­dows comes
A whis­per, Safe­ly rest!
Sleep in peace, for I am near thee,
Naught shall thee mo­lest;
I will lin­ger till the morn­ing,
Keeper, friend and guest,

He is mine, I am His.

Refrain

Tho’ He lead me thro’ the val­ley
Of the shade of death,
He is mine, I am His;
Should I fear, when oh, so ten­der­ly
He whis­per­eth,
He is mine, I am His;
For the sun­shine of His pre­sence
Doth il­lume the night,
And He leads me thro’ the val­ley
To the mount­ain height;
Out of bond­age into free­dom,
Into cloud­less light,
He is mine, I am His.

Refrain