| Text: | Be Still, My Soul |
| Author: | Katharina von Schlegel, b. 1697 |
| Translator: | Jane L. Borthwick, 1813-1897 |
| Tune: | FINLANDIA |
| Composer: | Jean Sibelius, b. 1865 |
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 He faithful will remain.
Be still, my soul: thy best, thy heav’nly Friend
Thro' thorny ways leads to a joyful end.
2 Be still, my soul: thy God doth undertake
To guide the future, as He has 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
His voice who ruled them while He dwelt below.
3 Be still, my soul: the hour is hast'ning 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.
Amen.
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| First Line: | Be still, my soul: the Lord is on thy side |
| Title: | Be Still, My Soul |
| Author: | Katharina von Schlegel, b. 1697 |
| Translator: | Jane L. Borthwick, 1813-1897 |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 1957 |
| Scripture: | |
| Topic: | Funeral Hymns; God the Father: His Providence; Peace: Spiritual (2 more...) |
| Tune Information | |
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| Name: | FINLANDIA |
| Composer: | Jean Sibelius, b. 1865 |
| Key: | F Major |
| Source: | Arr. for "The Hymnal," 1933 |
| Copyright: | Arr. © 1933 Presbyterian Board of Christian Education; Melody used by permission of Breigkopf & Hartel, Wiesbaden |