The Cyber Hymnal ‎#16136

16136. Dear Jesus, Ever At My Side

1 Dear Je­sus! ev­er at my side,
How lov­ing Thou must be
To leave Thy home in Heav’n to guard
A lit­tle child like me.

2 Thy beau­ti­ful and shin­ing face
I see not, though so near;
The sweet­ness of Thy soft low voice
I am too deaf to hear.

3 I can­not feel Thee touch my hand,
With pres­sure light and mild,
To check me, as my mo­ther did,
When I was but a child.

4 But I have felt Thee in my thoughts,
Rebuking sin for me;
And when my heart loves God, I know
The sweet­ness is from Thee.

5 And when, dear Sav­ior, I kneel down,
Morning and night in pray­er,
Something there is with­in my heart
Which tells me Thou art there.

6 Yes, when I pray, Thou pray­est too—
Thy pray­er is all for me;
But when I sleep, Thou sleepest not,
But watch­est pa­tient­ly,

Text Information

• First Line: Dear Je­sus! ev­er at my side
• Title: Dear Jesus, Ever At My Side
• Author: Frederick W. Faber, 1814-1863 (alt.)
• Meter: CMD
• Language: English
• Source: Plymouth Collection of Hymns and Tunes by Henry W. Beecher (New York: A. S. Barnes, 1855)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: WEEHAWKEN
• Composer: Elm Ives, Jr., 1802-1864
• Meter: CMD
• Key: G Major or modal
• Source: The Church Porch by William R. Huntington (New York: E. P. Dutton, 1874)
• Copyright: Public Domain