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Day by day, and with each passing moment,
Strength I find to meet my trials here;
Trusting in my Father’s wise bestowment,
I’ve no cause for worry or for fear.
He, whose heart is kind beyond all measure,
Gives unto each day what He deems best,
Lovingly its part of pain and pleasure,
Mingling toil with peace and rest.
Strength I find to meet my trials here;
Trusting in my Father’s wise bestowment,
I’ve no cause for worry or for fear.
He, whose heart is kind beyond all measure,
Gives unto each day what He deems best,
Lovingly its part of pain and pleasure,
Mingling toil with peace and rest.
2
Every day the Lord Himself is near me,
With a special mercy for each hour;
All my cares He fain would bear and cheer me,
He whose name is Counsellor and Pow’r.
The protection of His child and treasure
Is a charge that on Himself He laid;
“As thy days, thy strength shall be in measure,”
This the pledge to me He made.
With a special mercy for each hour;
All my cares He fain would bear and cheer me,
He whose name is Counsellor and Pow’r.
The protection of His child and treasure
Is a charge that on Himself He laid;
“As thy days, thy strength shall be in measure,”
This the pledge to me He made.
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Help me then, in every tribulation,
So to trust Thy promises, O Lord,
That I lose not faith’s sweet consolation,
Offered me within Thy holy Word.
Help me, Lord, when toil and trouble meeting,
E’er to take, as from a father’s hand,
One by one, the days, the moments fleeting,
Till with Christ the Lord I stand.
So to trust Thy promises, O Lord,
That I lose not faith’s sweet consolation,
Offered me within Thy holy Word.
Help me, Lord, when toil and trouble meeting,
E’er to take, as from a father’s hand,
One by one, the days, the moments fleeting,
Till with Christ the Lord I stand.
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Port Moresy, NCD, Papua New Guinea
I find myself humming this song when I am down. I know I am not facing my giants alone :)
Cherry Valley, CA, United States
My parents-in-law and Herman and Stella Bly and Tom and Esther Lee were comforted by this song as missionaries to China in the ‘30’s when warlords were fighting each other. The communists were coming down from the NW and the Japanese were coming in from Sea of China, the E. Chiang Kai Shek was on the S and W. There were armies all over and warLords in between. Gus and Elsie Guldseth kept a suitcase packed in case they needed to flee in the night. The last years there only the men allowed to go back and wives and children were separated.
San Diego, CA, United States
This has been sung in many of our family devotionals. This was sung at a family member Della Evenson Hummel’s funeral as well The John Guldseth family. It is encouraging to think of God as a Father who cares and gives strength and hope each day.
Prineville, Oregon, United States
This song helped me cope as I struggled to face each new challenge of caring for my husband before he died of cancer. I first fell in love with this song as a young adult never realizing how precious it would be to me later in life. When I was helping care for my elderly mother I first chose this song to help me endure the heartbreak. But it meant so much more when my husband was so ill and I had no control of what was happening around us. Just knowing that God was there for us to see us through the daily heartbreak helped me.
Jamaica
The words of this song to such beautiful calming melody have reassured me that God is a loving and doting Father who provides for me, watches over me and gives me comfort. Such perfect love.
Minna, Niger, Nigeria
A cleric sent me a recorded audio of the first verse and I've since been hooked. The lyrics are so rich and deeply rooted in the omnipotence of God.
Kingston, Jamaica
Thank You Lord for the reminder that You will take care of me and I have no need to fear. Please help me Lord to have the faith and believe. I love You Lord.
Salem, OH, United States
I couldn't count the number of times I have turned to this hymn throughout the past 30 years of my life! It has spoken to me over and over again!
United Kingdom
This is a comforting hymn, but let us recall that the God of all comforts (2 Corinthians chapter 1) has provided us another comforter, even the Holy Spirit (John 16). And if the Holy Spirit is another comforter, that means that the person who spoke thus of the Holy Spirit is ALSO a comforter, even the Lord Jesus Christ.
Winnipeg, MB, Canada
This song has been a comfort & strength to me MANY times in my Christian walk!