Added Song 7 of 69 · The Added Songs — Songs of Praise
Never Alone
Thread
Never left alone — His presence that never leaves
Instruments
Guitar/piano, bass, cajón; class ensemble, steady and reassuring.
The notes and instruments stand exactly as created — skilled musicians can already play this music as written.
Lyrics
Verse 1
When the hallway feels too long,
When the right feels like the wrong,
When my friends all walk away —
There's a voice I hear Him say:
Chorus
"I am with you, never alone,
Closer to you than your own home.
Through the valley, through the night,
I am with you — hold on tight."
Verse 2
When the test is on the desk,
And my heart is beating fast,
When I fail and feel the shame —
Still He calls me by my name:
(Chorus)
Verse 3
When I'm older, far from here,
When I face my biggest fear,
This old song will find me still:
He is with me, and He will.
(Chorus, then hum)
Teaching Note
Sixth graders enter the anxious years. This song is pastoral before it is musical — teach it as a promise to memorize. The third verse looks ahead deliberately: the songs of childhood are meant to follow them out the door.
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