The Plymouth Sabbath School Collection of Hymns and Tunes ‎#189

189. 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.
Thy beautiful and shining face
I see not, tho' so near;
The sweetness of thy soft, low voice,
I am too deaf to hear.

2 I can not feel thee touch my hand
With pressure light and mild,
To check me, as my mother did
When I was but a child.
But I have felt thee in my thoughts
Fighting with sin for me;
And when my heart loves God, I know
The sweetness is from the

3 And when, dear Saviour! I kneel down,
Morning and night in prayer,
Something, there is within my heart,
Which tells me thou art there.
Yes! when I pray, thou prayest too--
Thy pray'r is all for me;
But when I sleep, thou sleepest not,
But watchest patiently.

Text Information

• First Line: Dear Jesus! ever at my side
• Publication Date: 1865
• Notes: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: DEAR JESUS
• Composer: Auguste Mignon
• Meter: 8s & 6s
• Key: C Major