The Cyber Hymnal ‎#12612

12612. In The Shade Of His Wings

1 In God I have found a retreat
Where I can securely reside;
No refuge, nor rest so complete,
And here may I always abide.

Refrain:
Oh, precious the comfort it brings,
And sweet is my song as it rings;
No danger or harm do I fear,
Secure in the shade of His wings.

2 I dread not the terror by night,
Nor arrow that flies in the day;
His shadow has covered my head,
My fears He has driven away. [Refrain]

3 The pestilence stalking about,
When darkness has settled abroad,
Can never persuade me to doubt
The presence and power of God. [Refrain]

4 The wasting destruction at noon,
No fearful foreboding can bring;
With Jesus, my soul does commune,
His perfect salvation I sing. [Refrain]

5 A thousand may fall at my side,
Ten thousand may die in the land;
Above me His wings are spread wide,
Beneath them in safety I stand. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: In God I have found a retreat
• Title: In The Shade Of His Wings
• Author: James Nicholson, 1828-1876
• Adapter: Richard W. Adams (2020)
• Refrain First Line: Oh, precious the comfort it brings
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: I wrote this ar­range­ment dur­ing the co­ro­na­vir­us pan­de­mic. I had just fin­ished watch­ing our church’s Palm Sun­day ser­vice. The ser­vice was broad­cast by stream­ing vi­deo ov­er the In­ter­net (since we weren’t sup­posed to ga­ther in groups of more than 10 people). Dick Adams

Tune Information

• Name: GREEN FIELDS
• Composer: Bach
• Arranger: Lewis Edson, 1748-1829
• Key: G Major or modal
• Source: "The Peasant Cantata" (Mer hahn en neue Oberkeet), 1742; Arr.: The Chorister's Companion (New Haven, Conn: 1782)
• Copyright: Public Domain