day by day

"Day by Day" was written by a young Swedish woman who learned early in life the all-important lesson of living each day with a conscious presence and strength of her Lord. Lina Sandell has often been called the "Fanny Crosby of Sweden" for her many contributions to gospel hymnody. From her pen flowed approximately 650 hymns which strongly influenced the waves of revival that swept the Scandinavian countries during the latter half of the 19th Century.

At the age of 26, Lina had an experience that greatly influenced her life. She was accompanying her father aboard ship to the city of Gothenburg, Sweden, across Lake Vattern. The ship gave a sudden lurch, and Lina's father, a devout minister of the Gospel, fell overboard and drowned before the eyes of his devoted daughter. Although Lina had written many hymn texts prior to this tragic experience, now more than ever poetic thoughts that expressed a tender, child-like trust in her Lord began to flow freely from her broken heart.



Day by day, and with each passing moment,
Strength I find, to meet my trials here;
Trusting in my Father's wise bestowment,
I've no cause for worry or for fear.
He Whose heart is kind beyond all measure
Gives unto each day what He deems best—
Lovingly, its part of pain and pleasure,
Mingling toil with peace and rest.

Every day, the Lord Himself is near me
With a special mercy for each hour;
All my cares He fain would bear, and cheer me,
He Whose Name is Counselor and Power;
The protection of His child and treasure
Is a charge that on Himself He laid;
"As thy days, thy strength shall be in measure,"
This the pledge to me He made.

Help me then in every tribulation
So to trust Thy promises, O Lord,
That I lose not faith's sweet consolation
Offered me within Thy holy Word.
Help me, Lord, when toil and trouble meeting,
E'er to take, as from a father's hand,
One by one, the days, the moments fleeting,
Till I reach the promised land.

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Music

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• guitar
• acoustic
• hymn

[aleks214]

can i perhaps have the tabs for this hymn??

[gdsandkes]

sorry I have no tab, however it is played with a D tuned bass.

[garebel3489]

"I've no cause for worry or for fear" I am so glad that we have such a wonderful Savior!!!! I enjoyed it immensely! I have always wanted to be able to play a guitar but have never took the time to learn. Thank you for sharing.

Keith

[gdsandkes]

Thanks Keith, I hope to figure out how to upload What a Friend we have in Jesus, and I am working also on He Hideth my Soul (by Franny Crosby).

[abarthfiatbravo]

Beautiful !!!

[gdsandkes]

Thanks,I have updated the story of this song in the description.

[goldenstyx]

Beautiful song

[strawberryminnie94]

this song is beautiful and it expressed the child-like faith each of us should have! thumbs up!!! :)

[kennethsmusic]

hahaha, still counting though... ;-) - some day it will reach 7,777 too :D

[1977rune]

Order a time with the exorcist and you should be saved!

[Dhidalgo55]

Dude there are 6,666 Views right now, wierddddddd

[thebadgirl20]

dude! i love how you play the guitar

[hispoetforever]

I love how you play the guitar. Thanks for the story behind "Day By Day". It's a peacefully powerful hymn.

[whooperpooper86]

i found chords. look it up on pwarchive(dot com)