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
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?#s
BD
Jesus whispers sweet and 
low:
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*
9u*
"Fear not I am with thee. 
Peace be 
still."
E
Bbs
Fb
?
In all of life's 
ebb 
and 
flow.
Verse 2
A
A
A#A
All my life was wrecked by 
sin and 
strife;
s
csd
b?
Discord filled my heart with 
pain.
d
E
u9d
Jesus swept across the 
broken 
strings;
s
#ss
cs
B
Stirred the slumb'ring 
chords 
a
gain.
Verse 3
#
s
Ds9
Feasting in the riches 
of His 
grace;
u
Adm
sb
Resting neath His shelt'ring 
wing.
B
?
Gs7
Always looking on His 
smiling 
face:
s
+B7
As
c
That is why I 
shout 
and 
sing.
Verse 4
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9
7cm
Though sometimes He leads through 
waters 
deep,
+
Aua
*?
Trials fall across the 
way;
7
+
aBc
Though sometimes the path seems 
rough and 
steep;
+
fDB
ce
G
I see His footprints 
all 
the 
way.
Verse 5
?
9
sCd
Soon He's coming back to 
welcome 
me
b
Cc#
??
Far beyond the starry 
sky.
E
m
c9s
I shall wing my flight to 
worlds un
known;
+
bfF
Fs
7
I shall reign with 
Him 
on 
high.
Chorus
b
s
Jesus, Jesus, 
Jesus;
*+C
d
Sweetest name 
know.
Cd
Fills my every 
longing;
b
GED
uf
f
Keeps me singing 
as 
go.