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Jesus Is Real to Me

Representative Text

1 Tho’ life’s changing values may vanish away,
And things that were real become dreams;
How blessed to walk with the Lord day by day,
And know He is real as He seems.

Refrain:
Jesus is real to me,
Yes, Jesus is real to me;
I never will doubt Him,
Nor journey without Him,
For He is so real to me.

2 I never have seen Him with these eyes of mine,
But though He be hid from my sight,
I know He is with me in Spirit divine,
I life in the strength of His might.

3 My Saviour and Leader each moment is He,
My helper in all that I do;
Companionship with Him is blessed to me,
His friendship is faithful and true. [Refrain]

4 My reason the unseen can never discern,
Nor fully explain the unknown;
But precious the truths of the Spirit I learn,
When His Spirit speaks to my own. [Refrain]

Source: Jubilate : A Modern Sunday-School Hymnal #183

Author: George H. Carr

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Text Information

First Line: Though life's changing values may vanish away
Title: Jesus Is Real to Me
Author: George H. Carr (1915)
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Jesus is real to me
Publication Date: 1915
Copyright: Public Domain

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