Can You Count the Stars?

He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names. Psa. 147:4
Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not... yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they? Mt. 6:26
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1. Can you count the stars of eve - ning That are shin - ing in the sky?
2. Can you count the birds that war - ble In the sun - shine all the day?
3. Can you count the man - y chil - dren In their lit - tle beds at night,

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Can you count the clouds that dai - ly O - ver all the world go by?
Can you count the lit - tle fish - es That in spark - ling wa - ters play?
Who with - out a thought of sor - row Rise a - gain at morn - ing light?

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God the Lord, who doth not slum - ber, Keep - eth all the bound -less num - ber;
God the Lord their num - ber know - eth For each one His care He show - eth;
God the Lord, who dwells in heav - en, Lov - ing care to each has giv - en;

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But He car - eth more for thee, But He car - eth more for thee.
Shall He not re - mem - ber thee? Shall He not re - mem - ber thee?
He has not for - got - ten thee, He has not for - got - ten thee.

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WORDS: Johann W. Hey, 1837; tr. by Elmer L. Jorgenson, 1921. MUSIC: German melody, ca.1550. Public Domain.