1 The Redeemer dear now holds my hand,
And is walking by my side,
And until I reach the morning land,
He will be my faithful guide.
Refrain:
I am His, bless His name,
His to praise and adore;
Love divine to proclaim,
I am His evermore!
2 Long outside the fold I grieved my Lord,
And was deaf to mercy’s plea,
But today I seek the great reward,
With His grace supporting me. [Refrain]
3 I have wandered far, and tested sin,
Now I’m testing love divine,
And unbroken peace has been within,
Since the day I made Him mine. [Refrain]
4 Soul in sin, look up, be saved today,
Trust the Friend who now is mine;
He will roll your burden all away,
And give peace and joy divine. [Refrain]
Source: The Cyber Hymnal #12208
Pseudonym: James S. Apple.
James Rowe was born in England in 1865. He served four years in the Government Survey Office, Dublin Ireland as a young man. He came to America in 1890 where he worked for ten years for the New York Central & Hudson R.R. Co., then served for twelve years as superintendent of the Mohawk and Hudson River Humane Society. He began writing songs and hymns about 1896 and was a prolific writer of gospel verse with more than 9,000 published hymns, poems, recitations, and other works.
Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916) Go to person page >
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