Rob Gardner - My Kindness Shall Not Depart From Thee lyrics

O God, where art thou?
And where is the pavilion that
Covereth thy hiding place? How
Long shall thy hand be stayed, and thine eye
Yea thy pure eye
Behold from the eternal heavens the
Wrongs of thy people and of thy servants
And thine ear be penetrated with their cries?

Joseph then recorded the Lord's reply
"My son, peacе be unto thy soul
Thine adversity and thinе
Afflictions shall be but a small moment
And then, if thou endure it well
God shall exalt thee on high thou
Shalt triumph over all thy foes"

For a little while have I forsaken thee
But with great mercies will I gather thee
In a little wrath I hid my face from thee
For a moment

But with everlasting kindness will
I gather thee and with mercy will I take
Thee ‘neath my wings
For the mountains shall depart
And the hills shall be removed
And the valleys shall be lost beneath the sea
But know, my child
My kindness shall not depart from thee!

Though thine afflictions seem
At times too great to bear
I know thine every thought and every care
And though the very jaws
Of hell gape after thee I am with thee

And with everlasting mercy will I succor thee
And with healing will I take
Thee ‘neath my wings
Though the mountains shall depart
And the hills shall be removed
And the valleys shall be lost beneath the sea
Know, my child
My kindness shall not depart from thee!

How long can rolling waters remain impure?
What pow'r shall stay the hand of God?
The Son of Man hath
Descended below all things
Art thou greater than He?

So hold on thy way for I shall be with thee
And mine angels shall encircle thee
Doubt not what thou knowest
Fear not man, for he cannot hurt thee

And with everlasting kindness will
I succor thee and with mercy will I take
Thee ‘neath my wings
For the mountains shall depart
And the hills shall be removed
And the valleys shall be lost beneath the sea
But know, my child
My kindness shall not depart from thee!