Christ in Song 34

Never Be Afraid

1"There is no fear in love."—I John 4: 18. Nev - er be a - fraid to trust an un - known fu - ture To an all-know-ing Sav-iour, Nev - er be a - fraid to work for Je - sus, In his vine-yard day by day; La - bor with a kind and Nev - er be a - fraid to bear for Je - sus All of bur-dens he may lend. Be faithful, for your-self day; Nev - er be a - fraid.

RefrainNev - er be a - fraid, nev - er be a - fraid, There-fore nev - er be a - fraid.

2Nev - er be a - fraid to speak for Je - sus When his name is lightly used; In thy dai - ly conver-sa - tion, Use thy tal - ents as thou should; Nev - er be a - fraid to own them all, Nev - er fear thy tongue with - in.

Words: Anon.
Music: Wm. B. Bradbury
Scripture: 1 John 4:18

Used by permission of Biglow & Main, owners of the copyright

The verse

Meter: 80
Foot: trochaic (DUM-da) · 33% of beats fit
Rhyme: A

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Verse 1

"There is no fear in love."—I John 4: 18. Nev - er be a - fraid to trust an un - known fu - ture To an all-know-ing Sav-iour, Nev - er be a - fraid to work for Je - sus, In his vine-yard day by day; La - bor with a kind and Nev - er be a - fraid to bear for Je - sus All of bur-dens he may lend. Be faithful, for your-self day; Nev - er be a - fraid./˘˘/˘/˘//˘˘˘/˘/˘˘//˘˘˘???/˘˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘//˘˘˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘˘˘///˘˘˘/80A

Verse 2

Nev - er be a - fraid to speak for Je - sus When his name is lightly used; In thy dai - ly conver-sa - tion, Use thy tal - ents as thou should; Nev - er be a - fraid to own them all, Nev - er fear thy tongue with - in./˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘///˘˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘//˘///˘/48A

Refrain

Nev - er be a - fraid, nev - er be a - fraid, There-fore nev - er be a - fraid./˘˘˘//˘˘˘////˘˘˘/17A

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