Sing Joyfully ‎#486

486. Day by Day

1 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.

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 Counselor and Pow'r;
The protection of His child and treasure
Is a charge that on Himself He laid;
“As your days, your strength shall be in measure,”
This the pledge to me He made.

3 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 I reach the promised land.

Text Information

• First Line: Day by day and with each passing moment
• Title: Day by Day
• Author: Carolina Sandell Berg
• Translator: A. L. Skoog
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1989
• Topic: Faithfulness: Of God; Comfort; Guidance; Jesus Christ: Friend; Trust

Tune Information

• Name: [Day by day and with each passing moment]
• Composer: Oscar Ahnfelt
• Key: E♭ Major