Because He Loves Thee

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O troubled heart, One walks beside thee

Author: Haldor Lillenas
Tune: [O troubled heart, One walks beside thee]
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1 O troubled heart, One walks beside thee
When thou art weary and sore distress’d.
Along thy pathway He fain would guide thee
When many trials thy soul hath press’d.

Chorus:
He does it all because He loves thee,
No matter what thy lot may be.
His watchful eye sleeps not above thee;
What He alloweth is best for thee.

2 O weary heart, thy understanding
Hath failed to fathom the reason why
Thy cherished plan and Thy fond ambitions
So oft must perish and often die. [Chorus]

3 O fainting heart, thy Father loves thee,
Tho’ oft His planning may seem obscure.
Within His heart thou art not forgotten;
His arms of mercy hold thee secure. [Chorus]

Source: Inspiring Gospel Solos and Duets No. 2 #120

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Author: Haldor Lillenas

Rv Haldor Lillenas DMus Norway/USA 1885-1959. Born at Stord, near Bergen, Norway, his father sold their 15 acre farm in Norway and emigrated to the U.S., buying a farm in Colton, SD. After he built a sod house, the family (wife and three chldren) also came to SD in 1887. They moved to Astoria, Oregon in 1889, where Lillenas learned English and began writing song lyrics at an early age. In 1900 the family moved again to Roseville, MN, where he worked as a farm laborer and began attending a Lutheran high school at Hawick, MN. He sold a few songs at age 19. At age 21 he began writing more songs, encouraged by some earlier ones becoming popular (“He set me free” was one). His mother died in 1906 and his father returned to ND, but Li… Go to person page >

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First Line:	O troubled heart, One walks beside thee
Title:	Because He Loves Thee
Author:	Haldor Lillenas
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	He does it all because He loves thee
Publication Date:	1924
Copyright:	Public Domain