The Old Story in Song ‎#183

183. Jesus Will Listen to Me

1 When my soul is bowed down in the darkness,
With trials, temptation and woe,
When no mortal can comfort or cheer me,
To whom in that hour shall I go?

Refrain:
Jesus will listen to me,
Jesus will listen to me;
When, with burdens breaking, my heart is aching,
Then Jesus will listen to me.

2 When my friends and my trusted ones leave me,
Then, shrouded in sorrow and fear,
All alone in the midst of earth’s comfort,
I still have a listening ear. [Refrain]

3 When my heart and my life have grown weary
With failure and trouble and loss,
I may still ask for help and for comfort
From hands that were nail’d to the cross. [Refrain]

4 When I find that my life’s day is ending,
And shadows of eventide fall,
When I enter the dark, lonely valley,
Ah, then upon whom shall I call? [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: When my soul is bowed down in the darkness
• Title: Jesus Will Listen to Me
• Author: Sarah R. R. Ernest
• Refrain First Line: Jesus will listen to me
• Publication Date: 1906

Tune Information

• Name: [When my soul is bowed down in the darkness]
• Composer: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick