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Day by day, and with each passing
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| 1. | Day by day, and with each passing |
| | moment, |
| | Strength I find to meet my trials here; |
| | Trusting in my Father's wise |
| | bestowment, |
| | I've no cause for worry or for fear. |
| | He, whose heart is kind beyond all |
| | measure, |
| | Gives unto each day what He deems |
| | best, |
| | Lovingly its part of pain and pleasure, |
| | Mingling toil with peace and rest. |
| 2. | Every day the Lord Himself is near me, |
| | With a special mercy for each hour; |
| | All my cares He fain would bear and |
| | cheer me, |
| | He whose name is Consellor and |
| | Pow'r. |
| | The protection of His child and treasure |
| | Is a charge that on Himself He laid; |
| | "As thy days, thy strength shall be in |
| | measure," |
| | This the pledge to me He made. |
| 3. | Help me then, in every tribulation, |
| | So to trust Thy promises, O Lord, |
| | That I lose not faith's sweet |
| | consolation, |
| | Offered me within Thy holy Word. |
| | Help me, Lord, when toil and trouble |
| | meeting, |
| | E'er to take, as from a father's hand, |
| | One by one, the days, the moments |
| | fleeting, |
| | Till with Christ the Lord I stand. |