The Cyber Hymnal ‎#4405

4405. My 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;
Tho’ 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 thro’ 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,
Thro’ praise or blame, thro’ flood or flame,
My heav’nly Father watches over me. [Refrain]

4. The valley may be dark, the shadows deep,
But O, the Shepherd guards His lonely sheep;
And thro’ 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 Father Watches over Me
• Author: William Clark Martin (1910)
• Refrain First Line: I trust in God, I know He cares for me
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: This song was a favorite of Homer Rodeheaver, who devoted an entire chapter to it in his book "Song Stories of the Sawdust Trail."

Tune Information

• Name: [I trust in God wherever I may be]
• Composer: Charles Hutchinson Gabriel
• Incipit: 56535 17212 34576
• Key: D♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain