The Lord Never Makes a Mistake

When clouds, dark as midnight, hang over my head

Author: Johnson Oatman
Tune: [When clouds, dark as midnight, hang over my head]
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1 When clouds, dark as midnight, hang over my head,
When waves of affliction around me are spread,
I know 'tis for my good, so I have no dread,
The Lord never makes a mistake.

Chorus:
The Lord never makes a mistake,
The Lord never makes a mistake;
Let him do what he will,
I will trust in him still,
The Lord never makes a mistake.

2 If I, like the wand'rer, should walk all alone,
My couch on the hillside, my pillow a stone,
I'll know when the ladder to heaven is shown,
The Lord never makes a mistake. [Chorus]

3 If wealth or if honors should take wings and fly,
If friends who once flattered should then pass me by,
Still I will trust Jesus, and sing till I die,
The Lord never makes a mistake. [Chorus]

Source: Light in the Valley: a new work of great merit for the Sunday school, revivals, Christian Endeavor, Epworth League, young people's society, and all forward movement along the line of battle... #153

Author: Johnson Oatman

Johnson Oatman, Jr., son of Johnson and Rachel Ann Oatman, was born near Medford, N. J., April 21, 1856. His father was an excellent singer, and it always delighted the son to sit by his side and hear him sing the songs of the church. Outside of the usual time spent in the public schools, Mr. Oatman received his education at Herbert's Academy, Princetown, N. J., and the New Jersey Collegiate Institute, Bordentown, N. J. At the age of nineteen he joined the M.E. Church, and a few years later he was granted a license to preach the Gospel, and still later he was regularly ordained by Bishop Merrill. However, Mr. Oatman only serves as a local preacher. For many years he was engaged with his father in the mercantile business at Lumberton… Go to person page >

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First Line: When clouds, dark as midnight, hang over my head
Title: The Lord Never Makes a Mistake
Author: Johnson Oatman
Language: English
Refrain First Line: The Lord never makes a mistake
Copyright: Public Domain

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