The Cyber Hymnal ‎#6264

6264. So Will I Comfort You

1. Oh, sorrowing mortal, why still despair,
The Father will gladly bestow
A tender compassion for all thy care,
A balm for thy every woe.

Refrain
As one whom his mother comforteth,
So will I comfort you,
So will, so will,
So will I comfort you.

2. Thy tears He will change into jewels bright,
Thy sighs will be turned into song;
Where now there is darkness there shall be light,
The weak through His power be strong. [Refrain]

3. His mercy endureth while worlds decay,
His pity doth ever abide;
He’s tenderly calling for thee today,
From over the crystal tide. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Oh, sorrowing mortal, why still despair
• Title: So Will I Comfort You
• Author: Thomas P. Westendorf (1886)
• Refrain First Line: As one whom his mother comforteth
• Language: English
• Source: The Great Awakening, by Sam P. Jones (Cincinnati, Ohio: The John Church Company, 1886), number 21
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [Oh, sorrowing mortal, why still despair]
• Composer: Thomas Payne Westendorf (1886)
• Incipit: 55555 12216 67777
• Key: C Major
• Source: The Great Awakening, by Sam P. Jones (Cincinnati, Ohio: The John Church Company, 1886), number 21
• Copyright: Public Domain