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20. A Word From My Father

1 A word from my Father I need, day by day,
A word that will guide me on life’s chequered way;
A word that will help me when trials appear,
And shed thro’ the darkness the sunbeams of cheer.

Refrain:
A word from my Father today,
A word from my Father today;
A word from my Father will brighten the way;
Oh, help me, dear Savior, to heed and obey.

2 A word from my Father, in morning’s still hour;
For life’s waiting duties to gird me with pow’r;
A word when the shadows of evening draw nigh,
To bear me the comfort that breathes from on high. [Refrain]

3 A word from my Father! it hushes my fears,
And gives me a rainbow amid falling tear;
It leads me to vict’ry, when foes ‘round me throng,
And tells me of mansions of beauty and song. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: A word from my Father I need, day by
Title: A Word From My Father
Author: E. E. Hewitt
Refrain First Line: A word from my Father today
Publication Date: 1918
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [A word from my Father I need, day by]
Composer: Henry P. Morton
Notes: Public Domain.



Media
MIDI file: MIDI

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