Nothing Matters

Clouds may hover over me and hide my view

Author: C. Austin Miles
Tune: [Clouds may hover over me and hide my view]
Published in 11 hymnals

Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 Clouds may hover over me and hide my view,
Sin may seek in me its evil work to do;
Even try to conquer me, but never will,
While I trust my Saviour still.

Refrain:
For nothing really matters if the Lord loves me,
And he does, O yes! He does!
No! Nothing really matters if the Lord loves me,
And he does, he does.

2 There is naught that stands between my Lord and me
For my sins are hidden now in Love’s great sea;
While the billows cover them from mortal eyes,
Heaven-ward my song shall rise. [Refrain]

3 Such a love as Jesus gives shall conquer fear,
Such a hope as he bestows shall dry each tear;
Wonderful it is that such a thing should be,
But the King of heav’n loves me. [Refrain]

4 Tho’ I try to love him as I really ought,
All my love before his cross must seem as naught;
Thro’ the tears I’m always praying o’er and o’er,
“Teach me, Lord, to love thee more.” [Refrain]

Source: Gospel Gems Number 1 : One Hundred Eighty Sacred Selections for Religious Meetings #121

Author: C. Austin Miles

Charles Austin Miles USA 1868-1946. Born at Lakehurst, NJ, he attended the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and the University of PA. He became a pharmacist. He married Bertha H Haagen, and they had two sons: Charles and Russell. In 1892 he abandoned his pharmacy career and began writing gospel songs. At first he furnished compositions to the Hall-Mack Publishing Company, but soon became editor and manager, where he worked for 37 years. He felt he was serving God better in the gospel song writing business, than as a pharmacist. He published the following song books: “New songs of the gospel” (1900), “The service of praise” (1900), “The voice of praise” (1904), “The tribute of song” (1904), “New songs of the gospel… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Clouds may hover over me and hide my view
Title: Nothing Matters
Author: C. Austin Miles
Language: English
Refrain First Line: For nothing really matters
Copyright: Public Domain

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Carry Away a Song #d13

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Gospel Gems Number 1 #121

Hymnal for American Sunday Schools #d18

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Inspiring Gospel Solos and Duets No. 2 #17

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New Songs of Pentecost #121

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New Songs of the Gospel (Nos. 1, 2, and 3 combined) #89

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Rose of Sharon Hymns #534

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Songs of Service #99

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The Gospel Message No. 1 #129

The Gospel Message No. 1. Special ed. #d13

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The Gospel Message No. 3 #121

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