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Wonderful Help

Jesus is my strength, my stay

Author: William Edie Marks
Tune: [Jesus is my strength, my stay]
Published in 4 hymnals

Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 Jesus is my strength, my stay,
It is wonderful how he helps, wonderful how he helps!
Strengthen me from day to day,
It is wonderful how he helps on the way.

Refrain:
It is wonderful how he helps! wonderful how he helps!
It is wonderful how he helps me every day!
He is all my strength, my stay;
It is wonderful how he helps on the way!

2 When temptations vex my soul,
It is wonderful how he helps, wonderful how he helps!
When high waves of trouble roll,
It is wonderful how he helps on the way. [Refrain]

3 Be my cross now great, now small,
It is wonderful how he helps, wonderful how he helps!
Gives me strength to bear it all,
It is wonderful how he helps on the way. [Refrain]

4 Let the way be dark or bright,
It is wonderful how he helps, wonderful how he helps!
Makes my heavy burdens light,
It is wonderful how he helps on the way. [Refrain]

Source: Songs of Revival Power #12

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Author: William Edie Marks

Born: July 1872, Delaware (probably Wilmington) Died: November 20, 1954, Wilmington, Delaware. Buried: Lombardy Cemetery, Wilmington, Delaware. Marks was ap­par­ent­ly liv­ing in Wilm­ing­ton, Del­a­ware, in 1913. His works in­clude: Cream of Song, with Le­an­der Pick­ett & O. B. Cul­pep­per & (Lou­is­ville, Ken­tucky: Pick­ett Pub­lish­ing Com­pa­ny, 1906) Tears and Tri­umphs No. 4, with Le­an­der Pick­ett & Ben­ja­min Butts (Lou­is­ville, Ken­tucky: Pen­te­cost­al Pub­lish­ing Company, 1910) Noted Hymns, 1927 (ed­it­or) Lyrics-- Christmas Joy Tasting the Joys Trying to Be More like Je­sus We Shall Hear Him Say, "Well Done" Music-- Best Thing I Ev… Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line: Jesus is my strength, my stay
Title: Wonderful Help
Author: William Edie Marks
Language: English
Refrain First Line: It is wonderful how He helps
Copyright: Public Domain
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Hymns that Help #12

Hymns that Help #12

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Songs of Revival Power #12

Songs of Revival Power #12
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