Timeless Truths ‎#443

443. Keep Me

1 In this wicked world am I,
Watch Thou o’er me from on high;
Keep my soul, lest I should be
Led astray, O Lord, from Thee.

Refrain:
All I am or hope to be,
I commit, dear Lord, to Thee;
Oh, preserve me in Thy love,
Till I reach Thy courts above.

2 Keep me spotless, keep me pure,
Keep me lest the world allure;
Keep me in Thy secret place,
Where I e’er may see Thy face. [Refrain]

3 Keep me guiltless night and day,
Help me Thy commands obey;
Keep me humble, let not pride
Ever in my soul abide. [Refrain]

4 Keep me gentle, let no word
From my lips be ever heard
That shall wound a tender heart,
Cause a tear of grief to start. [Refrain]

5 Keep me for Thyself alone,
Nevermore to be mine own;
Keep me in Thy favor sweet,
In Thy grace and truth complete. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: In this wicked world am I
• Title: Keep Me
• Author: Charles W. Naylor (1911)
• Refrain First Line: All I am or hope to be
• Meter: 7.7.7.7 D
• Scripture:
  Psalm 12:7
• Topic: Keeping
• Source: Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/Keep_Me); Faith Publishing House, Evening Light Songs, 1949, edited 1987 (275); The Gospel Trumpet Company, Select Hymns, 1911 (99)

Tune Information

• Name: [In this wicked world am I]
• Composer: Clarence E. Hunter (1911)
• Meter: 7.7.7.7 D
• Key: A♭ Major
• Source: Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/Keep_Me); Faith Publishing House, Evening Light Songs, 1949, edited 1987 (275); The Gospel Trumpet Company, Select Hymns, 1911 (99)