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Text:Happy Should we Be
Author:Nevin
Tune:[Happy, Savior, should we be]
Composer:G. F. R.

130. Happy Should we Be

1 Happy, Savior, should we be
If we could but trust in thee;
Trust thy wisdom e’er to guide,
Trust thy goodness to provide.

Refrain:
Happy, yes, most happy we,
If we could but trust in thee,
Trust thy mighty love and power
Every day and every hour.

2 Trust in joy and trust in grief,
Trust thy promise for relief;
Trust thy blood to cleanse each soul,
Trust thy grace to make it whole. [Refrain]

3 Trust in sickness, trust in health;
Trust in poverty and wealth;
Trust thee as the only light,
In the darkest hour of night. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: Happy, Savior, should we be
Title: Happy Should we Be
Author: Nevin (Arr.)
Refrain First Line: Happy, yes, most happy
Publication Date: 1885
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [Happy, Savior, should we be]
Composer: G. F. R.
Notes: Public Domain.



Media
MIDI file: MIDI

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