The Hymnbook ‎#374

374. Be Still, My Soul

1 Be still, my soul: the Lord is on thy side;
Bear patiently the cross of grief or pain;
Leave to thy God to order and provide;
In every change He faithful will remain.
Be still, my soul: thy best, thy heavenly Friend
Through thorny ways leads to a joyful end.

2 Be still, my soul: thy God doth undertake
To guide the future as He has the past.
Thy hope, thy confidence, let nothing shake;
All now mysterious shall be bright at last.
Be still, my soul: the waves and winds still know
His voice who ruled them while He dwelt below.

3 Be still, my soul: the hour is hastening on
When we shall be forever with the Lord,
When disappointment, grief, and fear are gone,
Sorrow forgot, love's purest joys restored.
Be still, my soul: when change and tears are past,
All safe and blessed we shall meet at last.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Be still, my soul: the Lord is on thy side
• Title: Be Still, My Soul
• Author: Katharina von Schlegel (1752)
• Translator: Jane Laurie Borthwick (1855)
• Meter: 10. 10. 10. 10. 10. 10.
• Publication Date: 1955
• Scripture:
  Romans 8:31-39
• Topic: Assurance; Comfort; Courage; Faith; Hope; Patience; Life in Christ: Faith and Assurance

Tune Information

• Name: FINLANDIA
• Composer: Jean Sibelius (1899)
• Meter: 10. 10. 10. 10. 10. 10.
• Key: F Major
• Copyright: Melody used by permission of Breitkopf & Härtel, Wiesbaden; all rights reserved. Arrangement copyright, 1933, by the Presbyterian Board of Christian Education. Used by permission.
• Notes: Arr. for The Hymnal, 1933