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53. God is our Refuge

1 God is our refuge and our strength,
A very present help indeed;
He in the time of trouble sends
His grace to meet our ev'ry need.

Refrain:
God is our refuge.
God is our refuge.
With mighty arm revealed,
He is our help and shield.
God is our refuge and our strength.

2 Safe in His tender loving care,
We have no fear of what shall be,
E'en tho' the earth should be removed
And mountains cast into the sea. [Refrain]

3 Sure, in the city of our King
Secure we rest from all alarm;
For God is in the midst of her,
To shield His people from all harm. [Refrain]

4 While heathen rage and kingdoms move,
And desolation sweeps the land;
The Lord of hosts is with us still,
To save us by His mighty hand. [Refrain]

5 Soon will the day of vict'ry come,
When wars shall cease from all the earth;
Soon shall eternal peace be ours,
And new Creation have her birth. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: God is our refuge and our strength
Title: God is our Refuge
Author: C. M. S.
Refrain First Line: God is our refuge
Language: English
Publication Date: 1921
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [God is our refuge and our strength]
Composer: C. M. Seamans
Notes: Public Domain.



Media
MIDI file: MIDI

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