The Cyber Hymnal ‎#11566

11566. Best Of All

1 Jesus all my grief is sharing,
He my mansion is preparing,
When I’m trembling and despairing,
He will ever hear my call;
When the storms are round me sweeping,
Tho’ in helplessness I’m sleeping,
I am safe in His own keeping,
This to me is best of all:
Best of all, best of all,
I am safe in His own keeping,
This to me is best of all.

2 Jesus loves and watches o’er me,
When astray He will restore me;
Angel guards He sends before me,
Lest in fatal snares I fall;
With His friends He hath enrolled me,
By His might He will uphold me,
In His arms He will enfold me,
This to me is best of all:
Best of all, best of all,
In His arms He will enfold me,
This to me is best of all.

3 Jesus loves, and He will guide me,
All I need He will provide me,
In His bosom He will hide me,
When the woes of life appall;
He will hear my feeblest sighing,
Needful grace to me supplying,
He’ll be with me when I’m dying,
This to me is best of all:
Best of all, best of all,
He’ll be with me when I’m dying,
This to me is best of all.

Text Information

• First Line: Jesus all my grief is sharing
• Title: Best Of All
• Author: Charles Walker Ray (1889, alt.)
• Language: English
• Source: Joyful Sound by John R. Sweney and William Kirkpatrick (Philadlephia: John J. Hood, 1889)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [Jesus all my grief is sharing]
• Composer: William James Kirkpatrick
• Key: D♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain