Be not dismayed whate’er betide
Be not dismayed whate’er betide. Civilla Martin* (1866-1948).
Written in 1904, and based on 1 Peter 5: 7, this is frequently known as ‘God will take care of you’, a line that is repeated in both the refrain and the stanzas:
Be not afraid, whate’er betide,God will take care of you;Beneath his wings of love abide,God will take care of you.
Refrain:
God will take care of you,Through ev’ry day, o’er all the way;He will take care of you,God will take care of you...
It was written when Civilla Martin was unwell, and her husband had gone out to a preaching appointment. On his return she gave him the words, and he wrote the music (sometimes given the name MARTIN). It was published in Songs of...
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