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Text:It Shelters Me.
Author:E. E. Hewitt
Tune:[The Lord who died on Calv'ry's side]
Composer:B. D. Ackley

153. It Shelters Me.

1 The Lord who died on Calv'ry's side,
Forevermore my trust shall be;
His hand of love stretched from above,
Was wounded while it sheltered me.

Chorus:
It shelters me, it shelters me,
His wounded hand still shelters me;
His hand of love stretched from above,
Was wounded while it sheltered me.

2 His blood He gave my soul to save;
Within His circling arms I hide;
The nail and spear He suffered here,
That I might in His peace abide. [Chorus]

3 In life and word may He be heard,
Till others find this blessed rest;
Till, face to face, we'll sing His grace
In radiant mansions pure and blest. [Chorus]

Text Information
First Line: The Lord who died on Calv'ry's side
Title: It Shelters Me.
Author: E. E. Hewitt
Refrain First Line: It shelters me, it shelters me
Language: English
Publication Date: 1920
Topic: Comfort
Copyright: Copyright, 1920, by Homer A. Rodeheaver. International Copyright Secured.
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [The Lord who died on Calv'ry's side]
Composer: B. D. Ackley
Incipit: 56511 25335 43572
Key: A♭ Major
Copyright: Copyright, 1920, by Homer A. Rodeheaver. International Copyright Secured.
Notes: Public Domain.



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