We Ever Pray for Thee

Author: Evan Stephens

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1. We ever pray for thee, our Prophet dear,n11. We ever pray for thee, our prophet dear, 2That God will give to thee comfort and cheer;2That God will give to thee comfort and cheer; n3As the advancing years furrow the brow,n3As the advancing years furrow thy brow, 4Still may the light within shine bright as now;4Still may the light within shine bright as now, 5Still may the light within shine bright as now.5Still may the light within shine bright as now. 66 72. We ever pray for thee with all our hearts,72. We ever pray for thee with all our hearts, 8That strength be given thee to do thy part,8That strength be given thee to do thy part, 9To guide and counsel us from day to day,9To guide and counsel us from day to day, 10To shed a holy light around our way,10To shed a holy light around our way, 11To shed a holy light around our way.11To shed a holy light around our way. 1212 n133. We ever pray for thee with fervent love,n133. We ever pray for thee with fervent love; 14And as the children’s prayer is heard above,14And as the children’s prayer is heard above, 15Thou shalt be ever blest, and God will give15Thou shalt be ever blest, and God will give t16All that is meet or best while thou shalt live,t16All that is meet and best while thou shalt live, 17All that is meet or best while thou shalt live.17All that is meet and best while thou shalt live. 1818
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1. We ever pray for thee, our prophet dear, 2That God will give to thee comfort and cheer;2That God will give to thee comfort and cheer; n3As the advancing years furrow the brow,n3As the advancing years furrow thy brow, 4Still may the light within shine bright as now;4Still may the light within shine bright as now, 5Still may the light within shine bright as now.5Still may the light within shine bright as now. 66 72. We ever pray for thee with all our hearts,72. We ever pray for thee with all our hearts, 8That strength be given thee to do thy part,8That strength be given thee to do thy part, 9To guide and counsel us from day to day,9To guide and counsel us from day to day, 10To shed a holy light around our way,10To shed a holy light around our way, 11To shed a holy light around our way.11To shed a holy light around our way. 1212 n133. We ever pray for thee with fervent love,n133. We ever pray for thee with fervent love; 14And as the children’s prayer is heard above,14And as the children’s prayer is heard above, 15Thou shalt be ever blest, and God will give15Thou shalt be ever blest, and God will give t16All that is meet or best while thou shalt live,t16All that is meet and best while thou shalt live, 17All that is meet or best while thou shalt live.17All that is meet and best while thou shalt live. 1818
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That God will give to thee comfort and cheer;2That God will give to thee comfort and cheer; n3As the advancing years furrow the brow,n3As the advancing years furrow thy brow, 4Still may the light within shine bright as now;4Still may the light within shine bright as now, 5Still may the light within shine bright as now.5Still may the light within shine bright as now. 66 72. We ever pray for thee with all our hearts,72. We ever pray for thee with all our hearts, 8That strength be given thee to do thy part,8That strength be given thee to do thy part, 9To guide and counsel us from day to day,9To guide and counsel us from day to day, 10To shed a holy light around our way,10To shed a holy light around our way, 11To shed a holy light around our way.11To shed a holy light around our way. 1212 n133. We ever pray for thee with fervent love,n133. We ever pray for thee with fervent love; 14And as the children’s prayer is heard above,14And as the children’s prayer is heard above, 15Thou shalt be ever blest, and God will give15Thou shalt be ever blest, and God will give t16All that is meet or best while thou shalt live,t16All that is meet and best while thou shalt live, 17All that is meet or best while thou shalt live.17All that is meet and best while thou shalt live. 1818
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That God will give to thee comfort and cheer; n3As the advancing years furrow the brow,n3As the advancing years furrow thy brow, 4Still may the light within shine bright as now;4Still may the light within shine bright as now, 5Still may the light within shine bright as now.5Still may the light within shine bright as now. 66 72. We ever pray for thee with all our hearts,72. We ever pray for thee with all our hearts, 8That strength be given thee to do thy part,8That strength be given thee to do thy part, 9To guide and counsel us from day to day,9To guide and counsel us from day to day, 10To shed a holy light around our way,10To shed a holy light around our way, 11To shed a holy light around our way.11To shed a holy light around our way. 1212 n133. We ever pray for thee with fervent love,n133. We ever pray for thee with fervent love; 14And as the children’s prayer is heard above,14And as the children’s prayer is heard above, 15Thou shalt be ever blest, and God will give15Thou shalt be ever blest, and God will give t16All that is meet or best while thou shalt live,t16All that is meet and best while thou shalt live, 17All that is meet or best while thou shalt live.17All that is meet and best while thou shalt live. 1818
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As the advancing years furrow the brow,n3As the advancing years furrow thy brow, 4Still may the light within shine bright as now;4Still may the light within shine bright as now, 5Still may the light within shine bright as now.5Still may the light within shine bright as now. 66 72. We ever pray for thee with all our hearts,72. We ever pray for thee with all our hearts, 8That strength be given thee to do thy part,8That strength be given thee to do thy part, 9To guide and counsel us from day to day,9To guide and counsel us from day to day, 10To shed a holy light around our way,10To shed a holy light around our way, 11To shed a holy light around our way.11To shed a holy light around our way. 1212 n133. We ever pray for thee with fervent love,n133. We ever pray for thee with fervent love; 14And as the children’s prayer is heard above,14And as the children’s prayer is heard above, 15Thou shalt be ever blest, and God will give15Thou shalt be ever blest, and God will give t16All that is meet or best while thou shalt live,t16All that is meet and best while thou shalt live, 17All that is meet or best while thou shalt live.17All that is meet and best while thou shalt live. 1818
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As the advancing years furrow thy brow, 4Still may the light within shine bright as now;4Still may the light within shine bright as now, 5Still may the light within shine bright as now.5Still may the light within shine bright as now. 66 72. We ever pray for thee with all our hearts,72. We ever pray for thee with all our hearts, 8That strength be given thee to do thy part,8That strength be given thee to do thy part, 9To guide and counsel us from day to day,9To guide and counsel us from day to day, 10To shed a holy light around our way,10To shed a holy light around our way, 11To shed a holy light around our way.11To shed a holy light around our way. 1212 n133. We ever pray for thee with fervent love,n133. We ever pray for thee with fervent love; 14And as the children’s prayer is heard above,14And as the children’s prayer is heard above, 15Thou shalt be ever blest, and God will give15Thou shalt be ever blest, and God will give t16All that is meet or best while thou shalt live,t16All that is meet and best while thou shalt live, 17All that is meet or best while thou shalt live.17All that is meet and best while thou shalt live. 1818
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Still may the light within shine bright as now; class="diff_next">4Still may the light within shine bright as now, 5Still may the light within shine bright as now.5Still may the light within shine bright as now. 66 72. We ever pray for thee with all our hearts,72. We ever pray for thee with all our hearts, 8That strength be given thee to do thy part,8That strength be given thee to do thy part, 9To guide and counsel us from day to day,9To guide and counsel us from day to day, 10To shed a holy light around our way,10To shed a holy light around our way, 11To shed a holy light around our way.11To shed a holy light around our way. 1212 n133. We ever pray for thee with fervent love,n133. We ever pray for thee with fervent love; 14And as the children’s prayer is heard above,14And as the children’s prayer is heard above, 15Thou shalt be ever blest, and God will give15Thou shalt be ever blest, and God will give t16All that is meet or best while thou shalt live,t16All that is meet and best while thou shalt live, 17All that is meet or best while thou shalt live.17All that is meet and best while thou shalt live. 1818
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Still may the light within shine bright as now, 5Still may the light within shine bright as now.5Still may the light within shine bright as now. 66 72. We ever pray for thee with all our hearts,72. We ever pray for thee with all our hearts, 8That strength be given thee to do thy part,8That strength be given thee to do thy part, 9To guide and counsel us from day to day,9To guide and counsel us from day to day, 10To shed a holy light around our way,10To shed a holy light around our way, 11To shed a holy light around our way.11To shed a holy light around our way. 1212 n133. We ever pray for thee with fervent love,n133. We ever pray for thee with fervent love; 14And as the children’s prayer is heard above,14And as the children’s prayer is heard above, 15Thou shalt be ever blest, and God will give15Thou shalt be ever blest, and God will give t16All that is meet or best while thou shalt live,t16All that is meet and best while thou shalt live, 17All that is meet or best while thou shalt live.17All that is meet and best while thou shalt live. 1818
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Still may the light within shine bright as now.5Still may the light within shine bright as now. 66 72. We ever pray for thee with all our hearts,72. We ever pray for thee with all our hearts, 8That strength be given thee to do thy part,8That strength be given thee to do thy part, 9To guide and counsel us from day to day,9To guide and counsel us from day to day, 10To shed a holy light around our way,10To shed a holy light around our way, 11To shed a holy light around our way.11To shed a holy light around our way. 1212 n133. We ever pray for thee with fervent love,n133. We ever pray for thee with fervent love; 14And as the children’s prayer is heard above,14And as the children’s prayer is heard above, 15Thou shalt be ever blest, and God will give15Thou shalt be ever blest, and God will give t16All that is meet or best while thou shalt live,t16All that is meet and best while thou shalt live, 17All that is meet or best while thou shalt live.17All that is meet and best while thou shalt live. 1818
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Still may the light within shine bright as now. 66 72. We ever pray for thee with all our hearts,72. We ever pray for thee with all our hearts, 8That strength be given thee to do thy part,8That strength be given thee to do thy part, 9To guide and counsel us from day to day,9To guide and counsel us from day to day, 10To shed a holy light around our way,10To shed a holy light around our way, 11To shed a holy light around our way.11To shed a holy light around our way. 1212 n133. We ever pray for thee with fervent love,n133. We ever pray for thee with fervent love; 14And as the children’s prayer is heard above,14And as the children’s prayer is heard above, 15Thou shalt be ever blest, and God will give15Thou shalt be ever blest, and God will give t16All that is meet or best while thou shalt live,t16All that is meet and best while thou shalt live, 17All that is meet or best while thou shalt live.17All that is meet and best while thou shalt live. 1818
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2. We ever pray for thee with all our hearts,72. We ever pray for thee with all our hearts, 8That strength be given thee to do thy part,8That strength be given thee to do thy part, 9To guide and counsel us from day to day,9To guide and counsel us from day to day, 10To shed a holy light around our way,10To shed a holy light around our way, 11To shed a holy light around our way.11To shed a holy light around our way. 1212 n133. We ever pray for thee with fervent love,n133. We ever pray for thee with fervent love; 14And as the children’s prayer is heard above,14And as the children’s prayer is heard above, 15Thou shalt be ever blest, and God will give15Thou shalt be ever blest, and God will give t16All that is meet or best while thou shalt live,t16All that is meet and best while thou shalt live, 17All that is meet or best while thou shalt live.17All that is meet and best while thou shalt live. 1818
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2. We ever pray for thee with all our hearts, 8That strength be given thee to do thy part,8That strength be given thee to do thy part, 9To guide and counsel us from day to day,9To guide and counsel us from day to day, 10To shed a holy light around our way,10To shed a holy light around our way, 11To shed a holy light around our way.11To shed a holy light around our way. 1212 n133. We ever pray for thee with fervent love,n133. We ever pray for thee with fervent love; 14And as the children’s prayer is heard above,14And as the children’s prayer is heard above, 15Thou shalt be ever blest, and God will give15Thou shalt be ever blest, and God will give t16All that is meet or best while thou shalt live,t16All that is meet and best while thou shalt live, 17All that is meet or best while thou shalt live.17All that is meet and best while thou shalt live. 1818
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That strength be given thee to do thy part,8That strength be given thee to do thy part, 9To guide and counsel us from day to day,9To guide and counsel us from day to day, 10To shed a holy light around our way,10To shed a holy light around our way, 11To shed a holy light around our way.11To shed a holy light around our way. 1212 n133. We ever pray for thee with fervent love,n133. We ever pray for thee with fervent love; 14And as the children’s prayer is heard above,14And as the children’s prayer is heard above, 15Thou shalt be ever blest, and God will give15Thou shalt be ever blest, and God will give t16All that is meet or best while thou shalt live,t16All that is meet and best while thou shalt live, 17All that is meet or best while thou shalt live.17All that is meet and best while thou shalt live. 1818
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That strength be given thee to do thy part, 9To guide and counsel us from day to day,9To guide and counsel us from day to day, 10To shed a holy light around our way,10To shed a holy light around our way, 11To shed a holy light around our way.11To shed a holy light around our way. 1212 n133. We ever pray for thee with fervent love,n133. We ever pray for thee with fervent love; 14And as the children’s prayer is heard above,14And as the children’s prayer is heard above, 15Thou shalt be ever blest, and God will give15Thou shalt be ever blest, and God will give t16All that is meet or best while thou shalt live,t16All that is meet and best while thou shalt live, 17All that is meet or best while thou shalt live.17All that is meet and best while thou shalt live. 1818
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To guide and counsel us from day to day,9To guide and counsel us from day to day, 10To shed a holy light around our way,10To shed a holy light around our way, 11To shed a holy light around our way.11To shed a holy light around our way. 1212 n133. We ever pray for thee with fervent love,n133. We ever pray for thee with fervent love; 14And as the children’s prayer is heard above,14And as the children’s prayer is heard above, 15Thou shalt be ever blest, and God will give15Thou shalt be ever blest, and God will give t16All that is meet or best while thou shalt live,t16All that is meet and best while thou shalt live, 17All that is meet or best while thou shalt live.17All that is meet and best while thou shalt live. 1818
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To guide and counsel us from day to day, 10To shed a holy light around our way,10To shed a holy light around our way, 11To shed a holy light around our way.11To shed a holy light around our way. 1212 n133. We ever pray for thee with fervent love,n133. We ever pray for thee with fervent love; 14And as the children’s prayer is heard above,14And as the children’s prayer is heard above, 15Thou shalt be ever blest, and God will give15Thou shalt be ever blest, and God will give t16All that is meet or best while thou shalt live,t16All that is meet and best while thou shalt live, 17All that is meet or best while thou shalt live.17All that is meet and best while thou shalt live. 1818
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To shed a holy light around our way,10To shed a holy light around our way, 11To shed a holy light around our way.11To shed a holy light around our way. 1212 n133. We ever pray for thee with fervent love,n133. We ever pray for thee with fervent love; 14And as the children’s prayer is heard above,14And as the children’s prayer is heard above, 15Thou shalt be ever blest, and God will give15Thou shalt be ever blest, and God will give t16All that is meet or best while thou shalt live,t16All that is meet and best while thou shalt live, 17All that is meet or best while thou shalt live.17All that is meet and best while thou shalt live. 1818
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To shed a holy light around our way, 11To shed a holy light around our way.11To shed a holy light around our way. 1212 n133. We ever pray for thee with fervent love,n133. We ever pray for thee with fervent love; 14And as the children’s prayer is heard above,14And as the children’s prayer is heard above, 15Thou shalt be ever blest, and God will give15Thou shalt be ever blest, and God will give t16All that is meet or best while thou shalt live,t16All that is meet and best while thou shalt live, 17All that is meet or best while thou shalt live.17All that is meet and best while thou shalt live. 1818
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To shed a holy light around our way.11To shed a holy light around our way. 1212 n133. We ever pray for thee with fervent love,n133. We ever pray for thee with fervent love; 14And as the children’s prayer is heard above,14And as the children’s prayer is heard above, 15Thou shalt be ever blest, and God will give15Thou shalt be ever blest, and God will give t16All that is meet or best while thou shalt live,t16All that is meet and best while thou shalt live, 17All that is meet or best while thou shalt live.17All that is meet and best while thou shalt live. 1818
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To shed a holy light around our way. 1212 n133. We ever pray for thee with fervent love,n133. We ever pray for thee with fervent love; 14And as the children’s prayer is heard above,14And as the children’s prayer is heard above, 15Thou shalt be ever blest, and God will give15Thou shalt be ever blest, and God will give t16All that is meet or best while thou shalt live,t16All that is meet and best while thou shalt live, 17All that is meet or best while thou shalt live.17All that is meet and best while thou shalt live. 1818
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3. We ever pray for thee with fervent love, class="diff_next">n133. We ever pray for thee with fervent love; 14And as the children’s prayer is heard above,14And as the children’s prayer is heard above, 15Thou shalt be ever blest, and God will give15Thou shalt be ever blest, and God will give t16All that is meet or best while thou shalt live,t16All that is meet and best while thou shalt live, 17All that is meet or best while thou shalt live.17All that is meet and best while thou shalt live. 1818
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3. We ever pray for thee with fervent love; 14And as the children’s prayer is heard above,14And as the children’s prayer is heard above, 15Thou shalt be ever blest, and God will give15Thou shalt be ever blest, and God will give t16All that is meet or best while thou shalt live,t16All that is meet and best while thou shalt live, 17All that is meet or best while thou shalt live.17All that is meet and best while thou shalt live. 1818
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And as the children’s prayer is heard above,14And as the children’s prayer is heard above, 15Thou shalt be ever blest, and God will give15Thou shalt be ever blest, and God will give t16All that is meet or best while thou shalt live,t16All that is meet and best while thou shalt live, 17All that is meet or best while thou shalt live.17All that is meet and best while thou shalt live. 1818
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And as the children’s prayer is heard above, 15Thou shalt be ever blest, and God will give15Thou shalt be ever blest, and God will give t16All that is meet or best while thou shalt live,t16All that is meet and best while thou shalt live, 17All that is meet or best while thou shalt live.17All that is meet and best while thou shalt live. 1818
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Thou shalt be ever blest, and God will give15Thou shalt be ever blest, and God will give t16All that is meet or best while thou shalt live,t16All that is meet and best while thou shalt live, 17All that is meet or best while thou shalt live.17All that is meet and best while thou shalt live. 1818
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Thou shalt be ever blest, and God will give t16All that is meet or best while thou shalt live,t16All that is meet and best while thou shalt live, 17All that is meet or best while thou shalt live.17All that is meet and best while thou shalt live. 1818
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All that is meet or best while thou shalt live,t16All that is meet and best while thou shalt live, 17All that is meet or best while thou shalt live.17All that is meet and best while thou shalt live. 1818
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All that is meet and best while thou shalt live, 17All that is meet or best while thou shalt live.17All that is meet and best while thou shalt live. 1818
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All that is meet or best while thou shalt live.17All that is meet and best while thou shalt live. 1818
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All that is meet and best while thou shalt live. 1818
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The text of this song is in public domain (originally published before 1929, or published before 1964 and not renewed).