Dear Jesus, Ever at My Side

Verse 1

Dear Jesus, ever at my side, How loving Thou must be, To leave Thy home in heaven to guard A little child like me.

Verse 2

I cannot feel Thee touch my hand, With pressure light and mild, To check me as my mother did, When I was but a child:

Verse 3

But I have felt Thee in my thoughts, Rebuking sin for me; And when my heart loves God, I know The sweetness is from Thee.

Verse 4

And when, dear Saviour, I kneel down, Morning and night in prayer, Something there is within my heart Which tells me Thou art there.

Verse 5

Yes, when I pray, Thou prayest too: Thy prayer is all for me; But when I sleep, Thou sleepest not, But watchest patiently.