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[Tenderly God watches o'er us]

Appears in 4 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick Used With Text: As the apple of his eye

Author: J. Gilchrist Lawson Appears in 5 hymnals First Line: Tenderly God watches o'er us Refrain First Line: He will keep up, God will keep us Lyrics: 1 Tenderly God watches o’er us, Ever present, ever nigh; He hath promised, He will keep us As the apple of His eye. Refrain: He will keep up, God will keep us, As the apple of His eye; God will keep us, safely keep us, Keep us as the apple of His eye. 2 More than mother’s love for children, More than any earthly tie; Is His promise He will keep us As the apple of His eye. [Refrain] 3 Deeper than the mighty ocean, Higher than the heavens high, Is the promise God will keep us As the apple of His eye. [Refrain] 4 Cans’t thou slight the loving Savior, Who on Calvary’s cross did die, And who promised He would keep us As the apple of His eye. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [Tenderly God watches o'er us]

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As the Apple of His Eye

Author: J. Gilchrist Lawson Hymnal: Great Revival Hymns No. 2 #44 (1913) First Line: Tenderly God watches o'er us Refrain First Line: He will keep up, God will keep us Lyrics: 1 Tenderly God watches o’er us, Ever present, ever nigh; He hath promised, He will keep us As the apple of His eye. Refrain: He will keep up, God will keep us, As the apple of His eye; God will keep us, safely keep us, Keep us as the apple of His eye. 2 More than mother’s love for children, More than any earthly tie; Is His promise He will keep us As the apple of His eye. [Refrain] 3 Deeper than the mighty ocean, Higher than the heavens high, Is the promise God will keep us As the apple of His eye. [Refrain] 4 Cans’t thou slight the loving Savior, Who on Calvary’s cross did die, And who promised He would keep us As the apple of His eye. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Tenderly God watches o'er us]

As the Apple of His Eye

Author: J. Gilchrist Lawson Hymnal: Songs of Conquest #20 (1912) First Line: Tenderly God watches o'er us Refrain First Line: He will keep us, God will keep us Languages: English Tune Title: [Tenderly God watches o'er us]

As the apple of his eye

Author: J. Gilchrist Lawson Hymnal: Herald of Praise #43 (1917) First Line: Tenderly God watches o'er us Refrain First Line: He will keep us Languages: English Tune Title: [Tenderly God watches o'er us]

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William J. Kirkpatrick

1838 - 1921 Person Name: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick Composer of "[Tenderly God watches o'er us]" in Glad Tidings in Song William J. Kirkpatrick (b. Duncannon, PA, 1838; d. Philadelphia, PA, 1921) received his musical training from his father and several other private teachers. A carpenter by trade, he engaged in the furniture business from 1862 to 1878. He left that profession to dedicate his life to music, serving as music director at Grace Methodist Church in Philadelphia. Kirkpatrick compiled some one hundred gospel song collections; his first, Devotional Melodies (1859), was published when he was only twenty-one years old. Many of these collections were first published by the John Hood Company and later by Kirkpatrick's own Praise Publishing Company, both in Philadelphia. Bert Polman

J. Gilchrist Lawson

1874 - 1946 Author of "As the apple of his eye" in Glad Tidings in Song James Gilchrist Lawson, 1874-1946 Buried: Mount Olive Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois. James Gilchrist Lawson (1874-1946) was an American evangelist and hymn writer who compiled several best-selling books of Christian biography and poetry. Lawson’s works include: Deeper Experiences of Famous Christians (Chicago, Illinois: Glad Tidings Publishing Company, 1911) Did Jesus Command Immersion?, 1915 Greatest Thoughts About the Bible, 1918 Greatest Thoughts About God, 1920 The World’s Best Humorous Anecdotes, 1923 The World’s Best Conundrums and Riddles of all Ages, 1924 The World’s Best Epigrams, 1924 The "International" Christian Worker’s New Testament, 1924 The Marked Reference Bible The Best Loved Religious Poems, 1933 Farm Animals, 1935 The Book of Dogs, 1936 Seeing America, 1936 The Christian Worker’s New Testament and Psalms Famous Missionaries, 1941 --www.hymntime.com/tch/