Certainly I Will Be With Thee

 

"But when the goodness and loving-kindness of God our Savior
to man appeared, He saved us, not because of any works of righteousness
that we had done, but because of His own pity and mercy, by the cleansing
 bath of the new birth, regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Spirit,
Which He poured out so richly upon us through Jesus Christ our Savior.

And He did it in order that we might be justified by His grace, by
His favor, wholly undeserved, that we be acknowledged and counted
  as conformed to the divine will in purpose, thought, and action, and,
that we might become heirs of eternal life according to our hope."
(Titus 3:4-7)

Crocus Blooming In The Snow
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Certainly, I will be with Thee!

Father, I have found it true;

To Thy faithfulness and mercy,

I would set my seal anew.

All the year Thy grace hath kept me,

Thou my help indeed has been,

Marvelous the lovingkindness

Every day and hour hath seen.

"Certainly I will be with Thee!"

Let me feel it, Savior dear,

Let me know that Thou art with me,

Very precious, very near.

On this day of solemn pausing

With Thyself all longing still,

Let Thy pardon, let Thy presence,

Let Thy peace my spirit fill.

"Certainly, I will be with Thee!"

Blessed Spirit, come to me,

Rest upon me, dwell within me,

Let my heart Thy temple be;


Thro' the trackless year before me,

Holy One, with me abide!

Teach me, comfort me, and calm me,

Be my ever present guide.

"Certainly I will be with Thee!"

Starry promise in the night!

All uncertainties, like shadows,

Fade away before its light.

"Certainly I will be with Thee!"

He hath spoken, I have heard!

True of old, and true this moment,

I will trust in Jehovah's Word.

"Certainly I Will Be With Thee"
(1871)
Frances Ridley Havergal
(1836-1879)
"A bright, but short-lived candle
in English hymnody"