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Day By Day

Key - C
Time - 4/4

Verse 1

Day by

day and with each passing

Dm/F

moment

Strength I

find to meet my

trials

here

Trusting

in my Father's wise be

Dm/F

stowment

I've no

cause for worry

or for

fear

He whose

C/E

heart is kind beyond all

measure

Gives un

G7/D

to each day what He deems

best

Loving

ly its part of pain and

Dm/F

pleasure

Mingling

toil with peace

and

rest

Verse 2

Ev'ry

day the Lord Himself is

Dm/F

near me

With a

special mercy

for each

hour

All my

cares He fain would bear and

Dm/F

cheer me

He whose

name is Counse

lor and

Pow'r

The pro

C/E

tection of His child and

treasure

Is a

G7/D

charge that on Himself He

laid

As your

days your strength shall be in

Dm/F

measure

This the

pledge to me

made

Verse 3

Help me

then in ev'ry tribu

Dm/F

lation

So to

trust Your promi

ses O

Lord

That I

lose not faith's sweet conso

Dm/F

lation

Offered

me within Your

holy

Word

Help me

C/E

Lord when toil and trouble

meeting

E'er to

G7/D

take as from a Father's

hand

One by

one the days the moments

Dm/F

fleeting

'Til I

reach the Pro

mised

Land

{title: Day By Day (alt version)}

{comment: Verse 1}
Day by [C]day and with each passing [Dm/F]moment
Strength I [G]find to meet my [G7]trials [C]here
Trusting [C]in my Father's wise be[Dm/F]stowment
I've no [G]cause for worry [G7]or for [C]fear
He whose [C/E]heart is kind beyond all [F]measure
Gives un[G7/D]to each day what He deems [C]best
Loving[C]ly its part of pain and [Dm/F]pleasure
Mingling [G]toil with peace [G7]and [C]rest

{comment: Verse 2}
Ev'ry [C]day the Lord Himself is [Dm/F]near me
With a [G]special mercy [G7]for each [C]hour
All my [C]cares He fain would bear and [Dm/F]cheer me
He whose [G]name is Counse[G7]lor and [C]Pow'r
The pro[C/E]tection of His child and [F]treasure
Is a [G7/D]charge that on Himself He [C]laid
As your [C]days your strength shall be in [Dm/F]measure
This the [G]pledge to me [G7]He [C]made

{comment: Verse 3}
Help me [C]then in ev'ry tribu[Dm/F]lation
So to [G]trust Your promi[G7]ses O [C]Lord
That I [C]lose not faith's sweet conso[Dm/F]lation
Offered [G]me within Your [G7]holy [C]Word
Help me [C/E]Lord when toil and trouble [F]meeting
E'er to [G7/D]take as from a Father's [C]hand
One by [C]one the days the moments [Dm/F]fleeting
'Til I [G]reach the Pro[G7]mised [C]Land

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

Ev'ry 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 Pow'r
The protection of His child and treasure
Is a charge that on Himself He laid
As your days your strength shall be in measure
This the pledge to me He made

Help me then in ev'ry tribulation
So to trust Your promises O Lord
That I lose not faith's sweet consolation
Offered me within Your 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
'Til I reach the Promised Land