1 Tarry with me, my Saviour,
When the morn breaks to view,
When the duties before me as a burden appear;
For each duty is pleasure, and each task is a joy,
And burdens grow lighter, if thou art but near.
Refrain:
Tarry with me, my Saviour,
Tarry with me I pray,
I need thee, greatly need thee each stop of the way.
Tarry with me in sunshine
Tarry with me in shade
For when thou art near me I’ll not be afraid.
2 Tarry with me, my Saviour,
And abide as the morn
Presses on into noonday with my labors not done;
Tarry with me, when weary, and the burden grows light,
For when thou art with me, tow labor as one. [Refrain]
3 Tarry with me, my Saviour,
When the lights grow more dim
And I grope in the darkness tho’ the sun still shines bright;
When these eyes close forever on the scenes I have loved
They’ll open, beholding thy face with delight [Refrain]
4 Tarry with me, my Saviour,
When the threshold I cross
Of that heavenly mansion, there forever to stay
They may question my title, but with thee at my side
I’ll cry: “Here’s my Saviour! Ask him if I may!” [Refrain]
Source: New Songs of the Gospel No. 3: for use in religious meetings #70
Charles Austin Miles USA 1868-1946. Born at Lakehurst, NJ, he attended the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and the University of PA. He became a pharmacist. He married Bertha H Haagen, and they had two sons: Charles and Russell. In 1892 he abandoned his pharmacy career and began writing gospel songs. At first he furnished compositions to the Hall-Mack Publishing Company, but soon became editor and manager, where he worked for 37 years. He felt he was serving God better in the gospel song writing business, than as a pharmacist. He published the following song books: “New songs of the gospel” (1900), “The service of praise” (1900), “The voice of praise” (1904), “The tribute of song” (1904), “New songs of the gospel… Go to person page >
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