Scripture Verse

Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of My righteousness. Isaiah 41:10

Introduction

Words: Kate Ul­mer, in Make His Praise Glo­ri­ous, ed­it­ed by Ed­win O. Ex­cell (Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois: E. O. Ex­cell, 1900), num­ber 45.

Music: Hen­ry W. New­ton (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

Lyrics

I fear not the clouds that my sky may bedim,
For Je­sus hath bidden me look unto Him;
Tho’ darker than midnight the cloud’s somber hue,
His love and His mercy in beauty shine thro’.

Refrain

I’ve nothing to fear as I go on my way,
Nothing to fear, nothing to fear.
His presence is with me by night and by day,
Nothing to fear, nothing to fear.

Each sorrow, each bur­den, each trial and care,
He lovingly, tenderly with me doth share;
His grace is sufficient, a bountiful store,
And freely ’tis given I’ve proved o’er and o’er.

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When all seems but sunshine, and gladness and peace,
Then oh, how His presence the joy doth increase;
To know He is with me in fellowship sweet,
Is bliss beyond telling, is rapture complete.

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So onward I journey, still trusting His love,
I know He will lead me to mansions above;
In yonder fair city where He is the light,
Where cometh no sorrow and falleth no night.

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