The Hymnal, Revised and Enlarged, as adopted by the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the year of our Lord 1892 ‎#564

564. Dear Jesus, ever at my side

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

2 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:

3 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.

4 And when, dear Saviour, I kneel down,
Morning and night to prayer,
Something there is within my heart
Which tells me Thou art there.

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

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Dear Jesus, ever at my side
• Title: Dear Jesus, ever at my side
• Author: Rev. F. W. Faber (1849)
• Meter: 7 S.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1894
• Topic: For Children
• Notes: Tune name in index: ONEIDA

Tune Information

• Name: [Dear Jesus, ever at my side]
• Composer: J. R. Higinbotham
• Meter: 7 S.
• Key: C Major