The New Sabbath School Hosanna ‎#181a

181a. Dear Jesus ever at my side

1 Dear Jesus, ever at my side,
How loving thou must be,
To leave thy home in heaven to guard
A little child like me!

2 Thy beautiful and shining face
I see not, though so near;
The sweetness of thy soft, low voice
I am too deaf to hear.

3 I cannot feel thee touch my hand,
With pressure light and mild,
To check me as my mother does
Her erring little child.

4 But I have felt thee in my thought,
Fighting with sin for me;
And when my heart loves God, I know
The sweetness is from thee.

5 And when, dear Saviour, I kneel down
Morning and night in prayer,
Something there is within my heart,
Which tells me thou art there.

6 Yes, when I pray, thou prayest too--
Thy prayer is all for me;
But when I sleep thou sleepest not,
But watchest patiently.

Text Information

• First Line: Dear Jesus ever at my side
• Meter: C. M.
• Publication Date: 1870
• Notes: Tune for 99 in "American Sunday School Hymn Book" (ASS1860a). [Tune, p. 141]

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