No. 242 Great Provider or He’s Promised to Be With You, Uhp 112
Heptatonic aeolian, mode 2 A + b (I II 3 IV V 6 7)
Peace, troubled soul, thou need not fear,
Jesus says he will be with you to the end.
The great provider still is near,
Jesus says he will be with you to the end.
Chorus
Hallelujah, hallelujah,
And he’s promised to be with you to the end.
The Lord who built the earth and sky,
In mercy stoops to hear our cry;
His promise all may truly claim,
Ask and receive in Jesus’ name.
The tune from the start to the chorus is practically the same as the chorus tune in ‘With Us to the End’ in this collection. It is claimed by S. M. Denson and dated 1908. Mr. Denson recorded many revival tunes. For data as to his life see White Spirituals, 107ff. He died 1936. See ‘Cruel Mother’, Sharp, i., 61, tune K, for melodic similarities.