1 When I’m grieving o’er the blunders
In the work I’ve tried to do,
How I failed the threads to follow
Of the pattern fair and true;
In the tapestry I’m weaving,
Ah, so many a blemish wrought,
Yet, there’s comfort in my Saviour,
There is blessing in the tho’t:—
Chorus:
“He shall fail not, nor be discouraged,”
He will help me, He will help me o’er and o’er;
He will save me, save me fully,
Let me trust Him, let me trust Him more and more.
2 When I’m kneeling, heavy-hearted,
With confession on my lips,
Sin, its gloomy shadow casting,
All the sunshine to eclipse;
When I see my best intentions
With mistakes and weakness fraught,
Then there’s comfort in my Saviour,
There is blessing in the tho’t:— [Chorus]
3 Happy watchword! still ‘tis “forward!”
Gird the armor on anew,
For the victory is certain,
Tho’ we faint, we’ll still pursue;
Sweetest hope and consolation,
By the gospel message bro’t
There is comfort in my Saviour,
There is blessing in the tho’t:— [Chorus]
Source: Melodies of Salvation: a collection of psalms, hymns and spiritual songs #231
Pseudonym: Lidie H. Edmunds.
Eliza Edmunds Hewitt was born in Philadelphia 28 June 1851. She was educated in the public schools and after graduation from high school became a teacher. However, she developed a spinal malady which cut short her career and made her a shut-in for many years. During her convalescence, she studied English literature. She felt a need to be useful to her church and began writing poems for the primary department. she went on to teach Sunday school, take an active part in the Philadelphia Elementary Union and become Superintendent of the primary department of Calvin Presbyterian Church.
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