African American Heritage Hymnal ‎#144

144. My Heavenly Father Watches Over Me

1 I trust in God wherever I may be,
Upon the land or on the rolling sea;
For come what may from day to day,
My heav'nly Father watches over me.

Refrain:
I trust in God, I know He cares for me;
On mountain bleak or on the stormy sea;
Though billows roll, He keeps my soul,
My heav'nly Father watches over me.

2 he makes the rose an object of His care,
He guides the eagle through the pathless air;
And surely He remembers me,
My heav'nly Father watches over me. [Refrain]

3 I trust in God, for, in the lion's den,
On battlefield,or in the prison pen;
Through praise or blame, through flood or flame,
My heav'nly Father watches over me. [Refrain]

4 The valley may be dark, the shadows deep,
But oh, the shepherd guards His lonely sheep;
And through the gloom, He'll lead me home,
My heav'nly Father watches over me. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: I trust in God wherever I may be
• Title: My Heavenly Father Watches Over Me
• Author: W. C. Martin
• Refrain First Line: My heav'nly Father watches over me
• Meter: 10 10 8 10 with refrain
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2001
• Scripture:
  Psalm 145:20
• Topic: God's Hand in Nature

Tune Information

• Name: HEAVENLY FATHER
• Composer: Charles H. Gabriel, 1865-1932
• Arranger: J. Jefferson Cleveland, 1937-1988
• Arranger: Verolga Nix-Allen, b. 1933
• Meter: 10 10 8 10 with refrain
• Key: C Major