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God Keep You True

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1 God help you in every pass­ing hour,
And keep you pure and true,
And strength­en you with heav’n­ly pow­er,
The work of life to do.

Refrain:
God keep you true, God keep you true,
Whatever voice may call to you;
Where’er you go, what­e’er you do,
God keep you pure and true.

2 O may His Spir­it be your shield,
His hand point out the way—
May you a true obe­di­ence yield,
And fol­low day by day. [Refrain]

3 The tempt­er seeks to lure as­tray
And soft­ly calls to you;
God keep you in the nar­row way,
And help you to be true. [Refrain]

4 God help you thro’ the years of life
To keep the crown in view,
And in the griefs and toil and strife
Be ev­er strong and true. [Refrain]


Source: The Cyber Hymnal #16353

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Author: William C. Martin

Rv William Clark Martin USA 1864-1914. Born at Hightstown, NJ, he graduated from the Peddie Institute in Hightstown in 1884, and in 1891 from the Crozer Theological Seminary, Upland, PA. He became minister of the Grace Baptist Church, Camden, NJ,(1891-1894); Noank Baptist Church, Noank, CT (1894-1900); Tabernacle Baptist Church, New Albany, IN (1902-1904); First Baptist Church, Seymour, IN (1902-1904); First Baptist Church, Bluffton, IN (1904-1909); Grace Baptist Church, Somerville, MA (1909-1912); and First Baptist Church, Fort Myers, FL (1912-1914). In 1891 he married Euretta (Etta) May Wilcox, and they had at least three children (no names found). He penned many hymn lyrics. He died of heart failure at his farm in Rialto, FL.… Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line: God help you every passing hour
Title: God Keep You True
Author: William C. Martin (1914)
Language: English
Refrain First Line: God keep you true, God keep you true
Copyright: Public Domain
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