MY JESUS KEEPS ME COMPANY.
By Sel.
My Jesus keeps me company
Along the narrow way,
And I am trusting in his grace
To keep me day by day.
The path may be a rugged one,
Yet cheerfully I'll sing;
For there's such love, and joy, and rest,
Beneath His sheltering wing. My Jesus keeps me company,
So I am ne'er alone,
Tho' earthly friends may turn away,
And leave me, one by one;
Those, too, I've loved and trusted most,
And thought were truest friends;
But His is an unchanging love,
Mine, till the journey ends. My Jesus keeps me company,
Yes, Jesus, thou art mine;
With confidence I now look up,
Assured, too, I am thine.
Redeemed from sin and Satan's power,
Bought with thy precious blood,
Earth has no claims upon me now;
For I belong to God. My Jesus keeps me company,
Friendless, and poor, and lone;
Yet he bestows rich love on me,
And claims me for his own.
Then let the world despise me now,
He loves me just the same;
For Jesus keeps me company,
And Jesus knows my name.