When sick­ness lays me low

The phrase "When sick­ness lays me low" resonates through 2 hymns, touching hearts across generations.

“When sick­ness lays me low”· 2 hymns found
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A friend when foes as­sail!
Its ev­er­last­ing doom.

When sick­ness lays me low

A friend when death draws near,
I will be­gin to pray;

Friendship with Jesus

Lyricist: Joseph Ludgate, 1898
Composer: Stephen Foster (1826–1864)
Hymn 1

...A friend when foes as­sail!

A friend when sick­ness lays me low,

A friend when death draws near,...

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A friend when foes as­sail!

A friend when sick­ness lays me low,

A friend when death draws near,

Friendship with Jesus

Oh Say Not, “I Will Yet Delay”

Lyricist: Anonymous, 1856
Composer: Johann Crüger, 1647
Hymn 2

...Its ev­er­last­ing doom.

Say not, When sick­ness lays me low,

I will be­gin to pray;...

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Its ev­er­last­ing doom.

Say not, When sick­ness lays me low,

I will be­gin to pray;

Oh Say Not, “I Will Yet Delay”

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