My Lord is Near me all the Time

This hymn was written by American Baptist poet and hymn-writer Barbara Fowler Gaultney (1935-1974).

It was first published in The Church Musician, a Baptist church music magazine, in 1960.

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Arranged for hand-bells in three octaves.

Examples

Solo singer with keyboard backing - professionally produced:

Praise band:

Lyrics

The lyrics are copyright so cannot be reproduced here. But they are currently available on this website.

The song has three verses, each four lines long, and a four-line chorus which is repeated after each verse. A rough outline is:

1  In the lightning flash across the sky ...

Chorus:
I’ve seen it in the lightning, heard it in the thunder,
And felt it in the rain;
My Lord is near me all the time,
My Lord is near me all the time.

2  When the thunder shakes the mighty hills ...

3  When refreshing showers cool the earth