Hymns of Truth and Light ‎#95

95. Be Still, My Soul

Text Information

• First Line: Be still, my soul: for God is on your side
• Title: Be Still, My Soul
• Author: Katharina von Schlegel (1752)
• Translator: Jane Borthwick (1855, alt.)
• Meter: 10 10.10 10.10 10
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1998
• Scripture:
  Psalm 37:7
  ;
  Revelation 7:15-17
  ;
  Revelation 21:3-4
• Topic: Eternal Life; God: Assurance and Comfort; God: Guidance and Help; God: Providence and Care

Tune Information

• Name: FINLANDIA
• Composer: Jean Sibelius (1899)
• Meter: 10 10.10 10.10 10
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: Arr. The Hymnal, 1933
• Copyright: Music © Breitkopf & Härtel ; Arr. © 1933, 1961 Presbyterian Board of Christian Education, admin. Westminster/John Knox Press

Tune Information:

The tune FINLANDIA is an arrangement of the theme of Sibelius' orchestral tone poem of the same name. First performed in 1899, it became a rallying cry for Finnish independence