The Cyber Hymnal ‎#6024

6024. The Sheltering Rock

1. There is a rock in a weary land,
Its shadow falls on the burning sand,
Inviting pilgrims as they pass,
To seek a shade in the wilderness.
Then why will ye die?
O why will ye die?
When the sheltering rock is so near by,
O why will ye die?

2. There is a well in a desert plain,
Its waters call with entreating strain,
Ho, every thirsting, sin sick soul,
Come, freely drink, and thou shalt be whole.
Then why will ye die?
O why will ye die?
When the living well is so near by,
O why will ye die?

3. A great fold stands with its portals wide,
The sheep astray on the mountain side;
The shepherd climbs o’er mountains steep;
He’s searching now for His wandering sheep.
Then why will ye die?
O why will ye die?
When the shepherd’s fold is so near by,
O why will ye die?

4. There is a cross where the Savior died;
His blood flowed out in a crimson tide,
A sacrifice for sins of men,
And free to all who will enter in.
Then why will ye die?
O why will ye die?
When the crimson cross is so near by,
O why will ye die?

Text Information

• First Line: There is a rock in a weary land
• Title: The Sheltering Rock
• Author: William E. Penn (1887)
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [There is a rock in a weary land]
• Composer: William Evander Penn (1887)
• Incipit: 51113 21651 22212
• Key: A Major
• Copyright: Public Domain