The Cyber Hymnal ‎#1776

1776. God Is Our Refuge and Defense

1. God is our refuge and defense;
In trouble our unfailing aid;
Secure in His omnipotence,
What foe can make our souls afraid?

2. Yea, though the earth’s foundations rock,
And mountains down the gulf be hurled,
His people smile amid the shock:
They look beyond this transient world.

3. There is a river pure and bright,
Whose streams make glad the heavenly plains;
Where, in eternity of light,
The city of our God remains.

4. Built by the Word of His command,
With His unclouded presence blest,
Firm as His throne the bulwarks stand,
There is our home, our hope, our rest.

Text Information

• First Line: God is our refuge and defense
• Title: God Is Our Refuge and Defense
• Author: James Montgomery, 1771-1854
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: The date of this hymn is unknown, but it appeared in Christian Hymns: Adapted to the Worship of God our Savior in Public and Private Devotion, by the Central Universalist Society (Boston, Massachusetts: Charles Crocker, 1823).

Tune Information

• Name: ST. PETER (Decius)
• Composer: Nicolas Decius, ?-1541 (arr. )
• Meter: LM
• Incipit: 12345 43233 32342
• Key: F Major
• Copyright: Public Domain