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Text:Never Be Afraid
Author:Frances Jane (Fanny) Crosby
Tune:[Never be afraid to speak for Jesus]
Composer:William Bachelder Bradbury
Media:MIDI file

4521. Never Be Afraid

1. Never be afraid to speak for Jesus,
Think how much a word can do;
Never be afraid to own your Savior,
He who loves and cares for you.

Refrain
Never be afraid, never be afraid,
Never, never, never;
Jesus is your loving Savior,
Therefore never be afraid.

2. Never be afraid to work for Jesus
In His vineyard day by day;
Labor with a kind and willing spirit,
He will all your toil repay. [Refrain]

3. Never be afraid to bear for Jesus
Keen reproaches when they fall
Patiently endure your every trial,
Jesus meekly bore them all. [Refrain]

4. Never be afraid to die for Jesus,
He the Life, the Truth, the Way,
Gently in His arms of love will bear you
To the realms of endless day. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: Never be afraid to speak for Jesus
Title: Never Be Afraid
Author: Frances Jane (Fanny) Crosby (1864)
Refrain First Line: Never be afraid, never be afraid
Language: English
Source: Golden Censer (New York: Ivison, Phinney, Blakeman & Company, 1864)
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: [Never be afraid to speak for Jesus]
Composer: William Bachelder Bradbury
Incipit: 33333 33215 11223
Key: F Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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