Looking to Thee

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Looking to Thee from day to day

Author: James Rowe (1911)
Tune: [Looking to Thee from day to day]
Published in 26 hymnals

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1 Looking to Thee from day to day,
Trusting Thy grace along the way,
Knowing that Thou wilt safely keep all that is Thine;
Sure of thy soul redeeming love,
Sure of a crown of life above,
Singing Thy praise I press along, Savior divine.

Refrain:
Looking to Thee,
Trusting thy grace,
I am so happy as a true soldier can be;
Nearing my own heavenly place,
Trusting Thy love
I press along, looking to Thee.

2 Looking to thee for all I need,
Finding in thee a friend indeed,
All of the burdens of the day meekly I bear;
Neither the foe nor storm I fear,
Savior divine, for thou art near,
Ready my cares and troubles all freely to share. [Refrain]

3 After awhile, in heaven bright,
Where there is neither sin nor night,
I shall behold Thee, face to face, Jesus my own;
Then, with the dear ones gone befor,
I shall with rapture, more and moree,
Praise Thee forever, neaar Thy bright beautiful throne. [Refrain]

Source: Vocal Gems: our greatest song book for all religious services. Especially recommended for Sunday schools, revivals, W. M. B. and V. L. B. services #55

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Author: James Rowe

Pseudonym: James S. Apple. James Rowe was born in England in 1865. He served four years in the Government Survey Office, Dublin Ireland as a young man. He came to America in 1890 where he worked for ten years for the New York Central & Hudson R.R. Co., then served for twelve years as superintendent of the Mohawk and Hudson River Humane Society. He began writing songs and hymns about 1896 and was a prolific writer of gospel verse with more than 9,000 published hymns, poems, recitations, and other works. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916) Go to person page >

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First Line:	Looking to Thee from day to day
Title:	Looking to Thee
Author:	James Rowe (1911)
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Looking to Thee
Copyright:	Public Domain