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Then my fainting soul restoring,
Father, lead Thou me!
3

Sins oppose and fears alarm me;
Father, lead Thou me!
Led by Thee there's naught can
harm me;

Father, lead Thou me!
By Thy mighty power surrounded,
Trusting all to Thee,

Let me never be confounded;
Father, lead Thou me.

The Evergreen Shore.

1 We are joyouslý voyaging over the main,
Bound for the evergreen shore,

Whose inhabitants never of sickness complain,

And never see death any more.

Bradbury Trio, p. 76.

Cho. Then let the hurricane roar, It will the sooner be o'er;
We will weather the blast, And will land at last

Safe on the evergreen shore.

2 We have nothing to fear from the wind and the wave,
Under our Saviour's command;

And our hearts in the midst of the dangers are brave,

For Jesus will bring us to land.

(Cho.)

Both the winds and the waves our Commander controls; Nothing can baffle His skill:

And His voice, when the thundering hurricane rolls,

Can make the loud tempest be still.

4 In the thick murky night, when the stars and the moon Send not a glimmering ray,

Then the light of His countenance, brighter than noon, Will drive all our terror away.

5 Let the high heaving billow and mountainous wave
Fearfully overhead break;

There is One by our side that can comfort and save,
There's One who will never forsake.

6 Let the vessel be wrecked on the rock or the shoal,
Sink to be seen nevermore,

He will bear, none the less, every passenger soul
Safe, safe to the evergreen shore.

I Love to Tell the Story.

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Never be Afraid.

1 Never be afraid to speak for Jesus;
Think how much a word can do:
Never be afraid to own your Saviour,
He who loves and cares for you.

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Bradbury Trio, p. 272.

Cho.-Never be afraid, never be afraid,
Never, never, never!

Jesus is your loving Saviour,
Therefore never be afraid.

2 Never be afraid to work for Jesus,
In His vineyard day by day;
Labor with a kind and willing spirit,
He will all your toil repay.

3 Never be afraid to bear for Jesus
Keen reproaches when they fall;
Patiently endure your every trial,
Jesus meekly bore them all.

(Cho.)

(Cho.)

1 Each one has a mission, some work to do;
Oh, the glad fruition if we are true!
Bright shall be the pathway, hearts full of joy,
If working for the Master be our employ.

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2 Little deeds of kindness, sweet words of love,
Helping on each other to Heaven above,
Smiling on the weary, aiding the weak,—
All these are little missions our hearts may seek.
3 We can love each other with youthful zest,
We can love the Saviour, dearest and best;
Oh, the work is plenty children may do;
Then let us all be earnest, faithful, and true.
All the Way.

1 I'm but a youthful pilgrim,
My journey 's just begun;
They say I'll meet with sorrow
Before my journey's done.
The world is full of trouble,

And trials too, they say;
But I will follow Jesus

All the way. (Rep. last two lines.)

2 Then like a little pilgrim,

Whatever I may meet,
I'll take it-joy or sorrow—

And lay at Jesus' feet:

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Fresh Laurels, p. 48.

He'll comfort me in trouble,
He'll wipe my tears away;
With joy I'll follow Jesus

All the way.

(Cho.)

3 Then trials cannot vex me,

And pain I need not fear;
For when I'm close by Jesus

Grief cannot come too near;
Not even death can harm me!
When death I meet one day,
To heaven I'll follow Jesus
All the way.

The Golden Rule.

1 Never lose the golden rule,

Keep it still in view:

Do for others as you would
They should do to you.
Kindly, gently,

In their burden bear a part;
Meekly chiding

With a loving heart.

Cho.-Repeat first four lines.

2 Help the feeble ones along,
Cheer the faint and weak,
To the sorrow-laden heart
Words of comfort speak.

Freely, freely,

(Cho.)

(Songs for Little Folks, p. 62.