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I cannot drift beyond Thy love,
Beyond Thy tender care;
Where’er I stray, still from above
Thine eye beholds me there.
I cannot drift so far away
But what Thy love divine
Upon my path, by night and day,
In mercy sweet doth shine.
I cannot drift beyond Thy sight:
Dear Lord, the thought is sweet;
Thy loving hand will guide aright
My weary, wandering feet.
Though often from thy side I stray,
I shall not be forgot;
Thro’ all life’s changeful, shadowed day
Thou wilt forsake me not.
I cannot drift away from Thee,
No matter where I go;
Still Thy dear love doth gladden me,
Thou all my way dost know.
Where’er I wonder Thou art there,
In wind and wave I hear
Thy voice, in tones of music rare,
And know that Thou art near.
---Alternative verses---
I cannot drift beyond Thy sight:
Dear Lord, the thought is sweet;
Thy loving hand will guide aright
My weary, wandering feet.
When rough and dark my lonely way,
I shall not be forgot;
Thro’ all life’s changeful, shadowed day
Thou wilt forsake me not.
I cannot drift away from Thee,
No matter where I go;
Still Thy dear love doth gladden me,
Thou all my way dost know.
Where’er I journey Thou art there,
In wind and wave I hear
Thy voice, in tones of music rare,
And know that Thou art near.
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LYRICS
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Meter:
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8 6 8 6 D (D.C.M.)
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Dates:
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1893
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Bible Refs:
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Mt 28:20;
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LIST OF LYRIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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Year
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Song #
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| 1893 | # 117 |
MUSIC
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Name:
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LILLIARD
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Meter:
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8 6 8 6 D (D.C.M.)
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Writer(s):
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Dates:
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1893
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LIST OF MUSIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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Song #
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Key
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| # 117 | Eb |
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