228. In Heavenly Love Abiding

7.6.7.6.D.
by Miss A.L. Waring
1
In heavenly love abiding,
 
No change my heart shall fear,
 
And safe is such confiding,
 
For nothing changes here.
 
The storm may roar without me,
 
My heart may low be laid,
 
But God is round about me,
 
And can I be dismayed?
2
Wherever He may guide me,
 
No want shall turn me back;
 
My Shepherd is beside me,
 
And nothing can I lack.
 
His wisdom ever waketh,
 
His sight is never dim,
 
He knows the way He taketh,
 
And I will walk with Him.
3
Green pastures are before me,
 
Which yet I have not seen,
 
Bright skies will soon be o’er me,
 
Where the dark clouds have been.
 
My hope I cannot measure,
 
My path to life is free,
 
My Savior has my treasure,
 
And He will walk with me.
4
Ere yet another morning
 
My spirit may be free,
 
As absent from the body,
 
At home, O Lord, with Thee.
 
Oh sleep, oh rest, how precious!
 
As, guarded by Thy care,
 
I’m waiting for Thy promise
 
To meet Thee in the air.
5
The Lord Himself, e’en Jesus,
 
Amid the ransomed throng,
 
Its glory, joy and beauty,
 
Its never-ending song.
 
Oh day of wondrous promise,
 
The Bridegroom and the bride
 
Are seen in glory ever:
 
Forever satisfied!
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