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Text:Every Day
Author:F. C. VanAlstyne
Tune:[Savior, more than life to me]
Composer:W. H. Doane

34. Every Day

1 Savior, more than life to me,
I am clinging, clinging close to thee;
May thy reconciling blood
Bring me nearer, nearer still to God.

Refrain:
Every day, every hour,
Let me feel thy cleansing power;
May thy tender love to me
Bind me closer, closer, Lord, to thee.

2 Thro' this changing world below,
Lead me gently, gently as I go;
Trusting thee, I can not stray,
I can never, never lose my way. [Refrain]

3 Let me love thee more and more,
Till this fleeting, fleeting life is o'er;
Till my soul is lost in love,
In a brighter, brighter world above. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: Savior, more than life to me
Title: Every Day
Author: F. C. VanAlstyne
Refrain First Line: Every day, every hour
Publication Date: 1883
Scripture:
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [Savior, more than life to me]
Composer: W. H. Doane
Notes: Public Domain.



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