Surely Goodness and Mercy

{title: Surely Goodness and Mercy}
{author: Alfred B. Smith,  John W Peterson}

{c: Verse 1}
A [D]pilgrim was I, and a [G]wand'ring,[Em7]
In the [A7]cold night of sin I did [D]roam,
When Jesus the kind Shepherd [G]found me,[Em7]
And [D]now I am [A7]on my way [D]home.

{c:Chorus}
{soc}
[D]Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
All the [A7]days, all the days of my [D]life;
Surely [D]goodness and mercy shall follow me
All the [A7]days, all the days of my [D]life.
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{c: Verse 2}
He re[D]storeth my soul when I'm [G]weary,[Em7]
He [A7]giveth me strength day by [D]day;
He leads me beside the still [G]waters,[Em7]
He [D]guards me each [A7]step of the [D]way.

{c: Verse 3}
When I [D]walk thro' the dark lonesome [G]valley,[Em7]
My [A7]Savior will walk with me [D]there;
And safely His great hand will [G]lead me [Em7]
To the [D]mansions He's [A7]gone to [D]prepare.

{c: Bridge}
[D7]And I shall [G]dwell in the house of the [D]Lord forever,
And I will [Bm]feast at the [E7]table spread for [A]me;[A7]

{c: Ending}
Surely [D]goodness and mercy shall follow me
All the [A7]days, all the days of my [D]life [Bm]
All the [Em]days, all the [A7]days of my [D]life

{c: Subtle, but meaningful.  The author wrote this hymn in past tense (verse 1), present tense (verse 2), and future tense (verse 3).  Surely the goodness and mercy from God are with us always -- past, present and in the future!}