The Cyber Hymnal ‎#7855

7855. He Who Safely Keepeth

1 He who safely keepeth,
Slumbers not, nor sleepeth;
Tho’ by all the world forsaken,
Wherefore should I fear?
That which He hath spoken
Never can be broken;
Who shall harm the trusting heart
When He is near?

2 He will keep me ever,
Where no power can sever
From my heart the love that hides me,
In His secret place;
There in faith abiding,
All to Him confiding,
Thro’ His Spirit I am sealed
An heir of grace.

3 He will keep me ever;
Like a gentle river
Peace from Him, my Lord and Savior,
Comes with joy to me;
In its quiet flowing,
Life and health bestowing,
Till within the gates of pearl
The King I see!

Text Information

• First Line: He who safely keepeth
• Title: He Who Safely Keepeth
• Author: Frances Jane (Fanny) Crosby (1902)
• Language: English
• Source: Young People's Songs of Praise, by Ira Sankey (Chicago, Illinois: Biglow & Main Company, 1902)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Some hymnals show the author as Lyman G. Cuyler, one of Fanny's pseudonyms

Tune Information

• Name: [He who safely keepeth]
• Composer: Ira David Sankey
• Key: A♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain