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45. Ask, and It Shall Be Given You

1 Are you burdened with sin and sadness?
Have you sorrows that no one can share?
Are you longing for joy and gladness?
O take it to God in prayer.

Refrain:
“Ask, and it shall be given you;
Seek, and ye shall find;
Knock, and it shall be opened,
Be opened unto you.”

2 Are you weary, distressed, and lonely?
Are you sighing for comfort and rest?
None can help you but Jesus only,
None other can cheer and bless. [Refrain]

3 Do you want to be made a blessing
To the lost as you journey below?
If your being He is possessing,
His power He will bestow. [Refrain]

4 Through the riches of Christ in glory,
Every need He can fully supply;
If you walk in the light before Him,
No good thing will He deny. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: Are you burdened with sin and sadness?
Title: Ask, and It Shall Be Given You
Author: M. H. C.
Refrain First Line: Ask, and it shall be given you
Publication Date: 1922
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [Are you burdened with sin and sadness]
Composer: M. Homer Cummings
Notes: Public Domain.



Media
MIDI file: MIDI

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