He Keeps Me Singing
Words & Music By Luther B. Bridges, 1884-1948
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Verse 1:
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There’s within my heart a melody
D G D7
Jesus whispers sweet and low
G A7
Fear not, I am with thee, peace, be still
D D7 G
In all of life’s ebb and flow
Refrain
G A7
Jesus, Jesus, Jesus
D G
Sweetest Name I know
G A7
Fills my every longing
D D7 G
Keeps me singing as I go
Verse 2:
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All my life was wrecked by sin and strife
D G D7
Discord filled my heart with pain
G A7
Jesus swept across the broken strings
D D7 G
Stirred the slumb’ring chords again
Repeat Refrain
Verse 3:
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Feasting on the riches of His grace
D G D7
Resting ’neath His shelt’ring wing
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Always looking on His smiling face
D D7 G
That is why I shout and sing
Repeat Refrain
Verse 4:
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Though sometimes He leads through waters deep
D G D7
Trials fall across the way
G A7
Though sometimes the path seems rough and steep
D D7 G
See His footprints all the way
Repeat Refrain
Verse 5:
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Soon He’s coming back to welcome me
D G D7
Far beyond the starry sky
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I shall wing my flight to worlds unknown
D D7 G
I shall reign with Him on high
Repeat Refrain