Scripture Verse

Pray to your Father who is [in a] secret place. Your Father, who sees what you do in secret, will reward you. Matthew 6:6

Introduction

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F. Morton Sims (1886–1976)

Words: F. Mor­ton Sims, in Great Gos­pel Songs, ed­it­ed by Hal­dor Lil­le­nas et al. (Kan­sas Ci­ty, Mis­sou­ri: Na­za­rene Pub­lish­ing House, 1929), num­ber 58.

Mu­sic: Tar­tus Hal­dor Lil­le­nas, 1929 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Haldor Lillenas (1885–1959)

Lyrics

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Often while in me­di­ta­tion
On His love so free,
Comes mes­sage from my Fa­ther
Spoken just to me.

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In life’s qui­et hours I find Him
Waiting for my call,
It is there He meets me, greets me,
Holds me lest I fall.

Or it may be I have strug­gled
Thro’ some tri­al sore;
When my strug­gling turns to trust­ing,
Lo, the tri­al is o’er.

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Or per­chance while I am wait­ing
Still on bend­ed knee,
Comes a qui­et re­ve­la­tion
Of His love for me.

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At my work or in my clo­set—
Almost any­where,
If in qui­et­ness I list­en
I find Je­sus there.

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