When the cares of life are crowding
Thick and fast upon your soul,
And your light has turned to darkness
Ere you reach the longed for goal,
Let your heart be brave and trusting,
While you clasp the Sav­ior’s hand;
For, no matter what the bur­den,
He will surely understand.

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Just to know Je­sus cares,
Just to know Je­sus cares;
In the darkest night,
O what wondrous light!
Just to know He cares.

What a blessing when temptations
Come with overwhelming power,
And a sin seems O so little,
In the weakness of the hour,
That we have a loving Je­sus
By whose grace the soul expands,
Gaining strength to meet and conquer
Just because He understands.

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When our souls are freed from sorrows,
And the glad new day has dawned,
We shall see with brightened vision
Where the dark despairs had yawned.
We may look into the beauty
Of His face, in that fair land,
Seeing all its love and glo­ry
When we, too, shall understand.

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