The Cyber Hymnal ‎#8643

8643. Close To Us All

1 When we are thinking of Heaven and home,
He is near,
And when we are walking the valley of gloom,
He is near us then.

Refrain:
O what a friend He is to me,
Waiting to hear the faintest call;
Ever unchanging and ever to be
Close to us all.

2 When the poor soul by temptation is tried,
He is near,
And when it is plunged ’neath the oncoming tide,
He is near us then. [Refrain]

3 When in the soul doubts and fears do arise,
He is near,
And if in our sorrow the soul to Him cries,
He is near us then. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: When we are thinking of Heaven and home
• Title: Close To Us All
• Author: William M. Hays (1912)
• Refrain First Line: O what a friend He is to me
• Language: English
• Source: Song Crown by Austin Taylor et al. (Austin, TX: Foundation Publishing House, 1912)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [When we are thinking of Heaven and home]
• Composer: William M. Hays
• Key: D Major
• Copyright: Public Domain