Trinity Hymnal ‎#292

292. God is the refuge of his saints

1 God is the refuge of his saints,
When storms of sharp distress invade;
Ere we can offer our complaints,
Behold him present with his aid.

2 Let mountains from their seats be hurled
Down to the deep, and buried there,
Convulsions shake the solid world,
Our faith shall never yield to fear.

3 Loud may the troubled ocean roar;
In sacred peace our souls abide,
While ev'ry nation, ev'ry shore,
Trembles, and dreads the swelling tide.

4 There is a stream whose gentle flow
Supplies the city of our God;
Life, love, and joy, still gliding through,
And wat'ring our divine abode.

5 That sacred stream, thy holy Word,
Our grief allays, our fear controls;
Sweet peace thy promises afford,
And give new strength to fainting souls.

6 Zion enjoys her Monarch's love,
Secure against a threat'ning hour;
Nor can her firm foundations move,
Built on his truth, and armed with pow'r.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: God is the refuge of his saints
• Author: Isaac Watts (1719; st. 5, line 2, alt.)
• Meter: L. M.
• Publication Date: 1961
• Scripture:
  Psalm 46
• Topic: The Church: The Covenant People; The Church: Security of; God: Refuge; Mystery of God's Ways; Post Communion; Tribulation and Suffering; Trust in God

Tune Information

• Name: WARD
• Arranger: Lowell Mason (1830)
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: B♭ Major
• Source: Old Scottish melody