CPWI Hymnal ‎#470a

470a. How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord

1 How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord,
is laid for your faith in his excellent word;
what more can he say than to you he hath said,
you who unto Jesus for refuge have fled?

2 Fear not, he is with thee, O be not dismayed;
for he is thy God, and will still give thee aid:
he'll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand,
upheld by his righteous, omnipotent hand.

3 In every condition, in sickness, in health,
in poverty's vale, or abounding in wealth;
at home and abroad, on the land, on the sea,
as thy days may demand shall thy strength ever be.

4 When through the deep waters he calls thee to go,
the rivers of grief shalt not thee overflow;
for he will be with thee in trouble to bless,
and sanctify to thee thy deepest distress.

5 When through fiery trials thy pathway shall lie,
his grace all-sufficient shall be thy supply;
the flame shall not hurt thee; his only design
thy dross to consume and thy gold to refine.

6 The soul that on Jesus has leaned for repose
he will not, he will not, desert to its foes;
that soul, though all hell should endeavour to shake,
he'll never, no never, no never forsake.

Text Information

• First Line: How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord
• Meter: 11.11.11.11
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2010
• Topic: General Hymns: Trust in God
• Source: "K" in Rippon's Selection", 1787, alt.

Tune Information

• Name: FOUNDATION
• Composer: Samuel Jarvis, died 1785
• Harmonizer: Calvin Hampton, 1938-1984
• Meter: 11.11.11.11
• Key: G Major
• Source: Arr.: The Sacred Harp, 1844