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37. In Life's Quiet Hours

1 Often while in meditation
On His love so free,
Comes a message from my Father
Spoken just to me.

Refrain
In life's quiet hours I find Him
Waiting for my call.
It is there He meets me, greets me,
Holds me lest I fall.

2 Or it may be I have struggled
Thro' some trial sore;
When my struggling turns to trusting,
Lo, the tri'l is o'er. [Refrain]

3 Or perchance while I am waiting
Still on bended knee,
Comes a quiet revelation
Of His love for me. [Refrain]

4 At my work or in my closet--
Almost anywhere--
If in quietness I listen,
I find Jesus there. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: Often while in meditation
Title: In Life's Quiet Hours
Author: Fra Morton Sims
Refrain First Line: In life's quiet hours I find Him
Language: English
Publication Date: 1978
Copyright: Copyright 1929 by Lillenas Publishing Co.
Notes: Now Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: [Often while in meditation]
Composer: Haldor Lillenas
Key: D♭ Major
Copyright: Copyright 1929 by Lillenas Publishing Co.
Notes: Now Public Domain



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