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Greater Is He That Is in You

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Representative Text

1 Look up when all the way is dark,
And see the stars above;
Your ev’ry step is guided by
A mighty Saviour’s love.

Refrain:
“Greater is He that is in you
Than he that is in the world,”
By whom the forces of evil
Shall from their pow’r be hurled;
This is your consolation,
This is your great salvation,
Greater is He that is in you
Than he that is in the world.

2 Press on, although you cannot see
Whereon your foot may fall;
For One who passed this way before
Most surely know it all. [Refrain]

3 Lay hold upon the promises,
And to the end endure;
For He who made them, well can keep
Your trusting soul secure. [Refrain]

Source: Jubilate : A Modern Sunday-School Hymnal #37

Author: C. Austin Miles

Charles Austin Miles USA 1868-1946. Born at Lakehurst, NJ, he attended the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and the University of PA. He became a pharmacist. He married Bertha H Haagen, and they had two sons: Charles and Russell. In 1892 he abandoned his pharmacy career and began writing gospel songs. At first he furnished compositions to the Hall-Mack Publishing Company, but soon became editor and manager, where he worked for 37 years. He felt he was serving God better in the gospel song writing business, than as a pharmacist. He published the following song books: “New songs of the gospel” (1900), “The service of praise” (1900), “The voice of praise” (1904), “The tribute of song” (1904), “New songs of the gospel… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Look up when all the way is dark
Title: Greater Is He That Is in You
Author: C. Austin Miles
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Greater is He that is in you than he that is in the world
Publication Date: 1915
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

[Look up when all the way is dark]Highcharts.com
Frequency of use
[Look up when all the way is dark]


Timeline

Appearance of this hymn in hymnals1917.519201922.519251927.519301932.519351937.519401942.519451947.51950050100Percent of hymnalsHighcharts.com

Instances

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Jubilate #37

Jubilate Sunday School Hymnal #37

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Magnificat #144

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Praise and Service Songs for Sunday Schools #97

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The Baptist Standard Hymnal #421

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