In sunshine and in shadow

In sunshine and in shadow

Author: Eliza E. Hewitt
Tune: [In sunshine and in shadow]
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1 In sunshine and in shadow, I have a changeless friend,
Whose love is everlasting, whose mercies have no end;
And since He died to save me, my ev’ry need He’ll fill,
He never yet has failed me, I know He never will.

Refrain:
He never yet has failed me, O no! O no!
All glory to my Saviour who loves me so;
For ev’ry precious promise He surely will fulfill—
He never yet has failed me, I know He never will.

2 O when the storm is raging, I’ll look to Him above,
I’ll call upon my Saviour, and trust His saving love;
He’ll keep me thro’ the tempest, or bid the waves “be still,”
He never yet has failed me, I know He never will. [Refrain]

3 O don’t you know this Saviour to be your very own?
Turn now in faith to Jesus, the Lamb upon the throne;
Whene’er a contrite sinner has come to Zion’s hill,
Christ never yet has failed him, I know He never will. [Refrain]

Source: Gospel Gems Number 1 : One Hundred Eighty Sacred Selections for Religious Meetings #17

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Author: Eliza E. Hewitt

Eliza Edmunds Hewitt, 1851-1920 Born: June 28, 1851, Phil­a­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia. Died: Ap­ril 24, 1920, Phil­a­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia. Buried: Wood­lands Cem­e­te­ry, Phil­a­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia. Pseudonym: Li­die H. Ed­munds. After grad­u­a­tion from school, Eli­za be­gan teach­ing. How­ev­er, her ca­reer was cut short by a ser­i­ous spin­al prob­lem. She par­tial­ly re­cov­ered, but was an in­val­id most of her life. She then turned to hymn writ­ing, which ran in the fam­i­ly—her cou­sin was hymn­ist Ed­gar Stites. Eliza lived all her life in Phil­a­del­phia, where she was Sun­day School sup­er­in­tend­ent at the North­ern Home for Friend­less Child… Go to person page >

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First Line: In sunshine and in shadow
Author: Eliza E. Hewitt
Refrain First Line: He never yet has failed me
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