The Cyber Hymnal ‎#9839

9839. Now Again The World Is Shaken

1 Now again the world is shaken,
Tempests break on sea and shore;
Earth with ruin overtaken,
Trembles while the storm winds roar.
He abideth who confideth,
God is God forevermore.

2 Thrones are falling, heathen raging,
Peoples dreaming as of yore
Vain imaginations, waging
Man with man, unmeaning war.
He abideth who confideth,
Christ is King forevermore.

3 Human wisdom in confusion,
Casts away the forms it wore;
Ancient error, new illusion,
Lose the phantom fruit they bore.
He abideth who confideth,
Truth is truth forevermore.

4 Right eternal, Love immortal,
Built the house where we adore;
Mercy is its golden portal,
Virtue its unshaken floor.
He abideth who confideth,
God is God forevermore.

Text Information

• First Line: Now again the world is shaken
• Title: Now Again The World Is Shaken
• Author: Henry J. van Dyke
• Meter: 87.87.87
• Language: English
• Source: Thy Sea is Great, Our Boat is Small (New York: Fleming h. Revell, 1922)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: REGENT SQUARE
• Composer: Henry Thomas Smart (1867)
• Meter: 87.87.87
• Key: B♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain