My Star

My Star Words by Edward H. Anderson. Music by Evan Stephens. Moderato, Met. .60.

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Master, shall I come to thee, And be forever thine? Shall I behold thy blessed face, And hear thy voice divine? Be thou my Shepherd and my Strength, To guide my feet each day; And may thy Spirit ever teach The straight and narrow way.

1 do not ask to miss the snares That in my pathway lie; To have no thorns to prick my feet, My weary soul to try. I only ask that thou wilt be My Strength, my Shield, my Friend; That thou wilt guide my erring feet, In safety to the end. Charles H. Welch. Cowley, Wyo.