A day with him

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'Tis a glad, sweet time when a day I spend

Author: William C. Poole
Tune: ['Tis a glad, sweet time]
Published in 1 hymnal

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1 ‘Tis a glad, sweet time
When a day I spend
And my Lord and I
Talk as friend with friend;
And His way divine
On that day is mine—
‘Tis a glad sweet happy day.

Refrain:
For He knows me
And He shows me
And we walk with one accord;
In the right way—
In the bright way—
Ev’ry day as I walk with my Lord.

2 ‘Tis a glad, sweet way
That my Saviour leads
When with me all day
He supplies my needs;
When with me He walks,
When with me He talks—
‘Tis a glad sweet happy day. [Refrain]

3 ‘Tis a glad, way bright
By my Saviour’s side;
When His holy light
All my footsteps guide;
When with me Christ goes
And the way He shows—
‘Tis a glad sweet happy day. [Refrain]

Source: New Songs of Praise and Power 1-2-3 Combined #39

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Author: William C. Poole

William C. Poole was born and raised on a farm in Maryland. His parents belonged to the Methodist church. He graduated from Washington College and became a Methodist minister in Wilmington, Delaware area. He was pastor of McCabe Memorial, Richardson Park and other churches. In 1913 he was superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League of Delaware. He wrote about five hundred hymns. The writing was done as recreation and a diversion from his pastoral work. His goal in writing as well as in being a minister was to help people. 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:	'Tis a glad, sweet time when a day I spend
Title:	A day with him
Author:	William C. Poole
Refrain First Line:	For he knows me and he shows me
Copyright:	Public Domain