
Author: Mary Dagworthy James; Carl Röhl Meter: 8.7.8.7 with refrain Appears in 106 hymnals Refrain First Line: Now I’m resting, sweetly resting (Unter deinem sanften Fittich) Lyrics: 1 In the rifted Rock I’m resting, safely sheltered, I abide. There no foes nor storms assail me, while within the cleft I hide. Refrain: Now I’m resting, sweetly resting, in the cleft once made for me. Jesus, blessed Rock of ages, I will hide myself in ... Topics: Abuse; Comfort; Evil; Faith; Jesus Christ Images and Names of; Protection; Rest; Union with Christ Scripture: Exodus 33:21-22 Used With Tune: RIFTED ROCK Text Sources: Christian Songs for the Sunday School, 1872; rev. Crystal Notes: A Choice Collection, 1878; German stanzas Carl Röhl (Germany), Evangelisches Gesangbuch, 1895
In the Rifted Rock I’m Resting (Wehrlos und verlassen sehnt sich)