1 When boist’rous winds are blowing
And storms are raging sore,
I look beyond the tempest,
Above the ocean’s roar.
The face of my Beloved
Bends o’er me while I pray;
He speaks in tones of kindness,
God is not far away.
Refrain:
God is not far away,
God is not far away;
And watching o’er His child,
He hears me when I pray.
2 The path beset with dangers
I will no longer fear;
My Shield and my Protector
Unseen is standing near.
He keeps my feet from stumbling,
I shall not go astray;
Almighty to deliver,
God is not far away. [Refrain]
3 Alone I need not wander
Thru this dark land of woe;
The Angel of His presence
Attends where’er I go.
O’er mountain steep or valley
Where’er my steps may stray,
I hear a kind voice whisper,
God is not far away. [Refrain]
4 And when I cross the river
And reach the vernal shore,
Forever and forever
His name I will adore.
Then in a glorious mansion
Of everlasting day,
Rejoicing in His presence,
God is not far away. [Refrain]
Source: Songs of Summerland #198
Born: March 31, 1874, Washington, DC.
Died: March 27, 1955, Eureka Springs, Arkansas.
Buried: International Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery, Eureka Springs, Arkansas.
After attending college in Battle Creek, Michigan, Harris produced his first hymnal in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1902. He then moved to Chicago, Illinois at the invitation of Peter Bilhorn, and in 1932, to Eureka Springs, Arkansas. He composed and compiled a number of works, and was well known locally as he walked around with a canvas bag full of handbooks for sale. His works include:
Light and Life Songs, with William Olmstead & William Kirkpatrick (Chicago, Illinois: S. K. J. Chesbro, 1904)
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