Music for Ukraine - Day 10

In selecting tonight’s song, I was thinking about the millions of Ukrainian refugees, half of them children. I decided on “In God’s Care” when I reached the line “give you joy and rest.” Then I read “He your onward way has blest.” There’s so much more in this poem, but I was especially moved by “His truth and his love are our raiment and bread.” That reminded me of the refugees’ need for food and additional clothing, so generously provided by the governments and citizens of Ukraine’s east European neighbors – Love’s provision. Then I read the poem again, thinking of all those still in Ukraine with the same needs.

Dick Frantzreb

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In God’s Care
Words by Effie N. Smith
Music by J.S. Bach

God is Love and He is wisdom,
He will give you joy and rest.
God is Life that never faileth,
He your onward way has blest.

Our Father in heaven will care for His children
And going before them illumine their way.
With courage and strength will inspire and uphold them,
No foe can enslave them while He is their stay.

God is Truth the ever-present,
He is Mind and knoweth all.
God is Love and ever giveth,
We can neither faint nor fall.

Then fearless, undaunted we walk with our God
The present is ours and no morrow we dread.
We know that His gifts are unchanging and free.
His truth and His love are our raiment and bread.

Accompaniment by Tom Barr

This came to me as a manuscript, with no copyright information. I’ll take a chance and offer to provide this music as a PDF by e-mail.