I Will Not Forget Thee

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Sweet is the promise, I will not forget thee

Author: Chas. Hutchinson Gabriel (1889)
Tune: [Sweet is the promise I will not forget thee]
Published in 104 hymnals

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1 Sweet is the promise "I will not forget thee."
Nothing can molest or turn my soul away;
E’en tho' the night be dark within the valley,
Just beyond is shining an eternal day.

Chorus:
I will not forget thee or leave thee,
In my hands I’ll hold thee,
In my arms I’ll fold thee,
I will not forget thee or leave thee;
I am thy Redeemer, I will care for thee.

2 Trusting the promise "I will not forget thee,"
Onward will I go with songs of joy and love,
Tho' earth despise me, tho' my friends forsake me,
I shall be remembered in my home above. [Chorus]

3 When at the golden portals I am standing,
All my tribulations, all my sorrows past,
How sweet to hear the blessed proclamation,
"Enter, faithful servant, welcome home at last." [Chorus]

Source: Christian Hymns: for every purpose in worship #77

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Author: Chas. Hutchinson Gabriel

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First Line:	Sweet is the promise, I will not forget thee
Title:	I Will Not Forget Thee
Author:	Chas. Hutchinson Gabriel (1889)
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	I will not forget thee or leave thee
Publication Date:	1889
Copyright:	Public Domain