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Trust Thy Father

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1 Trust thy Father, ever trust Him,
Closely cling to His dear hand,
Tho’ thy path is lost in darkness,
And thy feet can scarcely stand.

Refrain:
Trust thy Father, ever trust Him,
Never can His promise fail;
He thy strength will be, thy refuge,
Shelter in each stormy gale.

2 Trust thy Father, never asking
Why the way is hard and long;
Learn with hope the bitter lesson,
Trials make the spirit strong. [Refrain]

3 Trust thy Father, tho’ He lead thee
Thro’ the valley dark and low;
Thou with Him shall pass it safely,
And thy way with light shall glow. [Refrain]

4 Trust thy Father, ever trust Him,
Never let thy faith grow dim;
He doth know thy loss and sorrow,
Trust, O trust it all to Him. [Refrain]

Source: Triumphant Songs No.4 #86

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Author: Ida L. Reed

Ida Lilliard Reed (Smith), 1865-1951 Born: November 30, 1865, near Ar­den, Bar­bour Coun­ty, West Vir­gin­ia. Died: Ju­ly 8, 1951, Ar­den, West Vir­gin­ia. Buried: Eb­e­nez­er Meth­odi­st Church, Ar­den, West Vir­gin­ia. Reed is said to have writ­ten 2,000 hymns in her life­time. In 1939, the Amer­i­can So­ci­e­ty of Com­pos­ers, Au­thors and Pub­lish­ers re­cog­nized her "sub­stan­tial con­tri­bu­tion to Amer­i­can mu­sic" by award­ing her a small "week­ly bo­nus." © The Cyber Hymnal™ (www.hymntime.com/tch) Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line: Trust thy Father, ever trust Him
Title: Trust Thy Father
Author: Ida L. Reed
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Trust thy Father, ever trust Him
Copyright: Public Domain
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Triumphant Songs No.4 #86

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Triumphant Songs Nos. 3 and 4 Combined #129

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