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Text:By Day or Night, in Joy or Pain
Author:Mrs. S. K. Bourne
Tune:SAFETY
Composer:Jay Deavereaux

628. By Day or Night, in Joy or Pain

1 By day or night, in joy or pain,
Lord, keep us close to Thee;
Temptations try our souls in vain,
When Thy dear face we see.

Refrain:
Walking with Jesus by the way,
Walking with Jesus all the day!
Ever our grateful hearts shall say,
“Lord, with us abide!”

2 When burdened with a load of care,
With weary hearts and sore,
Can we but know Thy presence near,
We feel our load no more! [Refrain]

3 O never, never can we stray
With Thy dear hand to guide!
No pow’r can draw our souls away,
While walking at Thy side. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: By day or night, in joy or pain
Title: By Day or Night, in Joy or Pain
Author: Mrs. S. K. Bourne (1892)
Refrain First Line: Walking with Jesus by the way
Meter: C. M., with Refrain
Language: English
Publication Date: 1901
Topic: Young People
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: SAFETY
Composer: Jay Deavereaux
Meter: C. M., with Refrain
Notes: Public Domain.



Media
MIDI file: MIDI

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