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



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