The Book of Praise ‎#749

749. 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 God 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 wisely, as 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
the voice that ruled them here on earth below.

3 Be still, my soul: when dearest friends depart,
and all is darkened in the veil of tears,
then shalt thou better know God's love, God's heart,
who comes to soothe thy sorrow and thy fears.
Be still, my soul: thy Jesus can repay
from his own fullness all death takes away.

4 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.

Text Information

• First Line: Be still, my soul, the Lord is on thy side
• Title: Be still, my soul
• Author: Jane L. Borthwick, 1813-1897
• Author: Katharina von Schlegel, 1697-18th cent.
• Meter: 10 10 10 10 10 10
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1997
• Scripture:
  Psalm 46:10
  ;
  Matthew 8:23-27
  ;
  Mark 4:35-41
  ;
  Luke 8:22-25
  ;
  1 Thessalonians 4:17
  ;
  2 Timothy 2:11-13
• Topic: Comfort / Consolation; God: Guide; God: Faithfulness of; Gratitude; Hope; One Life in Christ: Peace
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: FINLANDIA
• Composer: Jean Sibelius, 1865-1957
• Meter: 10 10 10 10 10 10
• Key: F Major or modal
• Source: Arrangement: The Hymnal 1933
• Copyright: © Breitkopf & Härtel, Wiesbaden; Arrangement © The Presbyterian Board of Christian Education, 1933-1961. Used by permission of Westminster/John Knox Press