The Cyber Hymnal ‎#2455

2455. He Keeps Me Singing

1. There’s within my heart a melody
Jesus whispers sweet and low,
Fear not, I am with thee, peace, be still,
In all of life’s ebb and flow.

Refrain
Jesus, Jesus, Jesus,
Sweetest name I know,
Fills my every longing,
Keeps me singing as I go.

2. All my life was wrecked by sin and strife,
Discord filled my heart with pain,
Jesus swept across the broken strings,
Stirred the slumbering chords again. [Refrain]

3. Feasting on the riches of His grace,
Resting ’neath His sheltering wing,
Always looking on His smiling face,
That is why I shout and sing. [Refrain]

4. Though sometimes He leads through waters deep,
Trials fall across the way,
Though sometimes the path seems rough and steep,
See His footprints all the way. [Refrain]

5. Soon He’s coming back to welcome me,
Far beyond the starry sky;
I shall wing my flight to worlds unknown,
I shall reign with Him on high. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: There's within my heart a melody
• Title: He Keeps Me Singing
• Author: Luther B. Bridgers (1910)
• Refrain First Line: Jesus, Jesus, Jesus
• Language: English
• Source: The Revival No. 6, by Charles D. Tillman (Atlanta, Georgia: 1910), number 21
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Bridgers wrote this song after a fire killed his wife and three sons.

Tune Information

• Name: [There's within my heart a melody]
• Composer: Luther Burgess Bridgers (1910)
• Incipit: 33234 33267 11254
• Key: A♭ Major
• Source: The Revival No. 6, by Charles D. Tillman (Atlanta, Georgia: 1910), number 21
• Copyright: Public Domain