Scripture Verse

Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of Thy wings. Psalm 17:8

Introduction

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George A. McLaughlin (1851–1933)

Words: Fan­ny Cros­by, in Win­ning Songs, by John R. Swe­ney, Will­iam J. Kirk­pat­rick & Hen­ry L. Gil­mour (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: John J. Hood, 1892), num­ber 106.

Music: George A. Mc­Laugh­lin (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Fanny Crosby (1820–1915)

Lyrics

Jesus, Sav­ior, oh, how trust­ful­ly
I lean on Thee where’er I go;
In Thy mer­cy Thou wilt shel­ter me,
From storms that beat, and winds that blow.

Refrain

Trusting, I am trust­ing,
Trusting, I am trust­ing;
Trusting, trust­ing, Lord, in Thee;
Ever keep Thou me.

Jesus, Sav­ior, oh, how ten­der­ly
Within my heart Thy words I hear;
Thro’ Thy Spir­it sweet­ly tell­ing me,
That I am safe, for Thou art near.

Refrain

Jesus, Sav­ior, oh, how joy­ful­ly
I give my all to Thy con­trol;
Clouds may ga­ther, yet how peace­ful­ly,
The sun shines bright­ly in my soul.

Refrain

Jesus, Sav­ior, Thou hast pro­mised me
That o’er life’s bil­lows, wild and dark,
Safely, sure­ly Thou wilt an­chor me,
And home­ward bring my wave-tossed bark.

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