Service Book and Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America ‎#558

558. How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord

1 How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord,
Is laid for your faith in his excellent word!
What more can he say than to you he hath said,
Who unto the Saviour for refuge have fled,
Who unto the Saviour for refuge have fled?

2 'Fear not, I am with thee; O be not dismayed!
For I am thy God, and will still give thee aid;
I'll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand,
Upheld by my righteous, omnipotent hand,
Upheld by my righteous, omnipotent hand.

3 'When through fiery trials thy pathway shall lie,
My grace, all-sufficient, shall be thy supply:
The flames shall not hurt thee; I only design
Thy dross to consume, and thy gold to refine,
Thy dross to consume, and thy gold to refine.

4 'E'en down to old age all my people shall prove
My sovereign, eternal, unchangeable love,
And then, when gray hairs shall their temples adorn,
Like lambs they shall still in my bosom be borne.

5 'The soul that on Jesus hath leaned for repose
I will not, I cannot desert to his foes;
That soul, though all hell should endeavor to shake,
I'll never, no never, no never forsake!

Text Information

• First Line: How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1958
• Topic: The Holy Scriptures; The Life in Christ: Repentance and Faith; The Life In Christ: Conflict and Victory
• Source: "K" in Rippon's Selection, 1787

Tune Information

• Name: ADESTE FIDELES
• Meter: Irregular
• Key: A Major
• Source: John Francis Wade's Cantus diversi, 1751