“One Day at a Time” 

—Renee Adele Phillips
with Lina Sandell

Day by day and with each passing moment,
I hear You, Lord—day by day.
Strength I find to meet my trials here;
You give me the strength I need for today
Trusting in my Father’s wise bestowment,
and that has always, always been enough.
I’ve no cause for worry or for fear.
So why would I be afraid of the future?
He whose heart is kind beyond all measure
I have learned to trust Your heart
Gives unto each day what He deems best—
as You provide me with the courage to live today.
Lovingly, it’s part of pain and pleasure,
I have never doubted Your love;
Mingling toil with peace and rest.
even in the midst of pain, You grant me peace.

Ev’ry day the Lord Himself is near me
You are Emmanuel—with me at all times
With a special mercy for each hour;
and strengthening me every minute of every hour.
All my cares He fain would bear, and cheer me,
You carry my burdens
He whose name is Counselor and Pow’r.
and give me the power of Your wisdom.
The protection of His child and treasure
You have protected me in ways I can’t even comprehend,
Is a charge that on Himself He laid;
simply because I am Your child.
“As thy days, thy strength shall be in measure,”
 You make me strong day by day;
This the pledge to me He made.
This is Your promise—and I will claim it,
One strength-filled day at a time.