God Will Take Care Of You

In the year of 1904, Civilla D Martin was spending a few weeks with friends in central New York. One Sunday, during their stay, her husband, Dr. W.S. Martin was invited to preach in a church in that city. Mrs. Martin had been ill for a long time, and on this particular day was sick enough to have a physician come to visit her. On account of her condition, her husband decided to call off his preaching engagement, and was about to go to the telephone and communicate with the church people, when his son, a boy of ten years, said to his father: “Do you not believe that if God wants you to preach today He will take care of mother while you are away?” The faith of the boy rebuked the unbelief of the father, who immediately decided to go about his work. That morning, at the close of the sermon, a large number of people confessed their faith in Christ. Hurrying home after the services, Dr. Martin was met at the door of his room by his boy, who handed him an envelope, on the back of which Mrs. Martin had written the poem, “God Will Take Care of You,” just as it is sung today. Going immediately to an organ, the tune was composed and written, and, for the first time, sung at the bedside of the sick wife.