I Would Not Do Without Him

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When the power of evil is near

Author: C. Austin Miles
Tune: [When the power of evil is near]
Published in 2 hymnals

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1 When the power of evil is near,
Then the smile of my Lord I see;
In temptation’s dark hour He is near,
And is always keeping me.

Refrain:
I could not do without Him if I would,
I would not do without Him if I could;
Since from sin He set me free,
He is always blessing me,
And I would not do without Him if I could.

2 When the friendships of earth prove untrue,
Still the love of my Lord I see;
And no matter what others may do,
He is always loving me. [Refrain]

3 Ev’ry blessing He sends I receive,
And I praise Him where’er I be;
It is joy to my soul to believe
He is always blessing me. [Refrain]

Source: The King of Glory #37

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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 >

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First Line:	When the power of evil is near
Title:	I Would Not Do Without Him
Author:	C. Austin Miles
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	I could not do without Him if I would
Copyright:	Public Domain