Christ is always near to me

1.	Wheresoever I may be,
Christ is always near to me. 
Nor can I escape his care,
For my Lord is everywhere.
Sleeping, waking though I be, 
Christ is always near to me; 
Nor should I of ought despair, 
For my Lord is everywhere

2.	Far from friends though I may be,
Christ is always near to me.
For my loneliness he can share, 
For my Lord is everywhere.
Tempted, tried, though I be, 
Christ is always near to me; 
Nought should confidence impair, 
For my Lord is everywhere.

3.	Racked with pain, though I may be,
Christ is always near to me. 
He my weariness can share,
For my Lord is everywhere.
Saviour, may my prayer be, 
"Keep me ever near to Thee; 
Thy blessed home, O, may I share, 
And still find thee everywhere."

Words: Rev Robert E Fordyce (1897-1981)