8177 | The Cyber Hymnal#8178 | 8179 |
1 On Thee, great Ruler of the skies,
On Thee our steadfast hope relies;
When hostile powers against us join,
What aid so present, Lord, as Thine?
2 By Thee secured, no fears we own,
Though earth, convulsed, beneath us groan,
Though tempests o’er her surface sweep,
And whirl her hills into the deep—
3 Though, armed with rage, before our eyes
That deep in all its horrors rise,
While, as the tumult spreads around
The mountains tremble at the sound.
4 Behold fair Sion’s blest retreat,
Where God has fixed His awful seat;
Whose walls to Heaven’s almighty Lord
His chosen residence afford.
5 No tempests here licentious stray,
But soft along their level way
The sacred streams their course maintain,
And crown with health their happy plain.
6 God, ever watchful, ever nigh,
Bids storms around her harmless fly;
His early care each foe withstands,
And backward turns the yielding bands.
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First Line: | On Thee, great Ruler of the skies |
Title: | On Thee, Great Ruler Of The Skies |
Author: | James Merrick, 1720-1769 |
Meter: | LM |
Language: | English |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | HOLBORN HILL |
Meter: | LM |
Key: | F Major |
Source: | St. Alban's Tune Book |
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