He Keeps Me Singing

Authors

Bridgers, Luther Burgess (1884-1948) (Text)
Engelmann, Hans (1872-1914) (Music)

Bible verses

He Keeps Me Singing

Verse 1
E
A
F#7
There's within my heart a 
melo
dy
#
sfC
a*
Jesus whispers sweet and 
low:
e
s
?Db
"Fear not I am with thee. 
Peace be 
still."
f
CGC
*D
?
In all of life's 
ebb 
and 
flow.
Verse 2
C
F
9sd
All my life was wrecked by 
sin and 
strife;
F
u#C
du
Discord filled my heart with 
pain.
9
9
Jesus swept across the 
broken 
strings;
u
a#7
fd
u
Stirred the slumb'ring 
chords 
a
gain.
Verse 3
d
D
F9?
Feasting in the riches 
of His 
grace;
7
udF
bb
Resting neath His shelt'ring 
wing.
u
B
GCf
Always looking on His 
smiling 
face:
s
?fC
B?
+
That is why I 
shout 
and 
sing.
Verse 4
C
#
+F#
Though sometimes He leads through 
waters 
deep,
a
79A
9e
Trials fall across the 
way;
A
C
a79
Though sometimes the path seems 
rough and 
steep;
c
C?C
Gf
7
I see His footprints 
all 
the 
way.
Verse 5
d
#
EDd
Soon He's coming back to 
welcome 
me
a
sC+
?+
Far beyond the starry 
sky.
b
G
+s?
I shall wing my flight to 
worlds un
known;
m
?u?
bG
s
I shall reign with 
Him 
on 
high.
Chorus
?
C
Jesus, Jesus, 
Jesus;
*9s
#
Sweetest name 
know.
9s
Fills my every 
longing;
b
eEc
+E
s
Keeps me singing 
as 
go.