Main message: God's promise never fails.

Bible references:

• V1. "Darkness overtake" (John 12:35)

"Guide me" (Psalm 31:3)

"Keep His promise" (2 Peter 3:9)

"uphold me" (Psalm 119:116-117)

• V2. "friends may fail..." (Jeremiah 9:5)

"True to Jesus" (Psalm 112:8)

"He loves... me" (Deuteronomy 23:5)

• V3. "not a trial ever causes Him to sever" (1 Corinthians 10:13)

Keywords: overtake me, forsake me, Jesus, never, Friend, promised, guide, keep Love me, his promise, All the way, promise spoken, I know, true to Jesus, uphold, His love, trial, honor His name

Interpretation notes:

• This hymn uses consecutive quarter notes, sometimes repeated two or three times, followed by syncopated notes. 

• The first phrase centers around F and the Bb chord. 

• In the second phrase, the melody and harmony become more active. 

• The harmony changes after the syncopated notes. 

• Three fermatas appear in the middle of the hymn.