Scripture Verse

Walk while you have the light. John 12:35

Introduction

Words & Mu­sic: Fran­cis A. Black­mer, The Gos­pel in Song 1884 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

Lyrics

Once I thought I walked with Je­sus,
Yet such change­ful feel­ings had,
Sometimes trust­ing, some­times doubt­ing,
Sometimes joy­ful, some­times sad.

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O the peace my Sav­ior gives,
Peace I nev­er knew be­fore!
And my way has bright­er grown
Since I learned to trust Him more.

But He called me clos­er to Him,
Bade my doubts and fears all cease,
And, when I had fully yield­ed,
Filled my soul with per­fect peace.

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Now I’m trust­ing ev­ery mo­ment,
Nothing less can be enough;
And my Sav­ior bears me gent­ly
O’er the places once so rough.

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Blessèd Sav­ior, Thou dost keep me
By Thy pow­er from day to day,
And my heart is full of glad­ness,
For Thou’lt keep me all the way.

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