The Worshipbook ‎#594

594. The Man Who Once Has Found Abode

1 The man who once has found abode,
Within the secret place of God
Shall with almighty God abide
And in his shadow safely hide.

2 I of the Lord my God will say,
"He is my refuge and my stay;
To him for safety I will flee,
My God, in him my trust shall be.

3 His outspread pinions shall you hide;
Beneath his wings shall you abide;
His faithfulness assured and true
Shall be a shield protecting you.

4 No nightly terrors shall alarm;
No deadly shaft by day shall harm,
Nor pestilence that walks by night,
Nor plagues that waste in noonday light.

6 Because your trust is God alone,
Your dwelling place the Highest One,
No evil shall upon you come,
Nor plague approach your guarded home.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: The man who once has found abode
• Title: The Man Who Once Has Found Abode
• Meter: L.M.
• Publication Date: 1972
• Scripture:
  Psalm 91
• Topic: Service for the Lord's Day: After Old Testament Lesson; Service for the Lord's Day: Conclusion of Worship; Acts of the Church: Witness to the Resurrection—Funeral; Civil Year: Memorial Day
• Source: Para. in The Book of Psalms, 1871; alt., 1972

Tune Information

• Name: TALLIS' CANON
• Composer: Thomas Tallis (ca. 1567)
• Meter: L.M.
• Key: G Major
• Notes: May be sung as a canon.