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Jesus Leads Me

Representative Text

1 When with earthly conflicts weary,
Filled with fear and vague alarm;
There is one who watching o'ver me,
Shields me from all lasting harm.

Refrain:
Jesus leads me, Jesus leads me,
In His pastures green He feeds me,
Jesus leads me, gently leads me,
By the waters still and deep.

2 Pain and want and care and sorrow,
Gather round in dread array;
But with Jesus near to comfort
Prove but milestones on my way. [Refrain]

3 'Tis as but a midnight tempest,
All the ills that earth can bring;
Then a glorious dawn eternal,
And a victor's song to sing. [Refrain]

4 So my heart is always trusting
Tho’ the way be dark and drear.
In the knowledge of His presence,
Every cloud will disappear. [Refrain]

Source: Wondrous Love: A Collection of Songs and Services for Sunday Schools #78

Author: Mary E. Servoss

Servoss, M. E. Hymns by this writer are in I. D. Sankey's Sacred Songs & Solos, 1881. (1) “Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice" (Joy in the Redeemer); and (2) "When the storms of life are raging" (Refuge in God). Another, "'Tis Jesus when the burdened heart" (Jesus, the Sinner's Friend), is in the Sunday School Union Voice of Praise, 1887. Miss Servoss was born at Schenectady, near New York. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)  Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: When with earthly conflicts weary
Title: Jesus Leads Me
Author: Mary E. Servoss
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Jesus leads me, Jesus leads
Copyright: Public Domain

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