He Keepeth His Promise

The Lord hath de­clared

and the Lord will per­form:

Behold! I am near to de­li­ver

A re­fuge and fort­ress

a co­vert in storm;

He keep­eth His pro­mise for­ev­er.

Forever! For­ev­er! O not for a day!

He keep­eth His pro­mise for­ev­er!

To all who be­lieve

to all who ob­ey

He keep­eth His pro­mise for­ev­er!

Who seek Him shall find Him

shall find Him to­day

The word is to all

Who­so­ev­er!

No soul that en­treat­eth

He turn­eth away;

He keep­eth His pro­mise for­ev­er.

Tho’ oft­en my toil seems but la­bor in vain

I leave with the Lord my en­dea­vor;

I pa­tient­ly wait for the sun­shine and rain—

He keep­eth His pro­mise for­ev­er.

My heart may sink low in the depths of its woe

But nev­er

He tells me

O nev­er!

The frail bruis­èd reed will He break

and I know

He keep­eth His pro­mise for­ev­er.

The bonds that unite us in earth’s dear­est ties

The rude hand of Time will dis­co­ver;

But we shall re­new them again in the skies;

He keep­eth His pro­mise for­ev­er.