Author: K Appears in 2,192 hymnals Topics: The Christian Life Communion with Christ Lyrics: 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,
You, who unto Jesus for refuge have fled?
You, who unto Jesus 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 gracious, omnipotent hand,
Upheld by My gracious, omnipotent hand.
3 "When through fiery trials thy path way shall lie,
My grace, all-sufficient, shall be thy supply;
For 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,
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,
I'll never--no, never--no, never forsake!"
Amen. Used With Tune: ADESTE FIDELES Text Sources: "K" in Rippon's Selection, 1787
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