The phrase "My Darling" resonates through 7 hymns, touching hearts across generations.
My Darling
...Life is fading fast away,
But, my darling, you will be, will be,
Always young and fair to me....
Life is fading fast away,
But, my darling, you will be, will be,
Always young and fair to me.
...Papa, come this way.
I’m sure my darling is at rest,
Within the tender Shepherd’s fold;...
Papa, come this way.
I’m sure my darling is at rest,
Within the tender Shepherd’s fold;
...Thus calls upon her treasure,
My Darling, do not weep,
My Jesu, sleep!...
Thus calls upon her treasure,
My Darling, do not weep,
My Jesu, sleep!
...By the open gate of prayer,
I’ll go unto my darling
And sit beside him there;...
By the open gate of prayer,
I’ll go unto my darling
And sit beside him there;
...But through Thy grace that reigns within,
I guard against my darling sin.
That sin which close besets me still,...
But through Thy grace that reigns within,
I guard against my darling sin.
That sin which close besets me still,
...To Thee for succor fly;
My son is sick, my darling son,
And at the point to die....
To Thee for succor fly;
My son is sick, my darling son,
And at the point to die.
...Heav’n’s joys with her to share;
Yes, tell my darling mother I’ll be there.
Though I was often wayward,...
Heav’n’s joys with her to share;
Yes, tell my darling mother I’ll be there.
Though I was often wayward,
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