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How Firm a Foundation

Author: "K" Meter: 11.11.11.11 Appears in 2,202 hymnals Topics: Struggle and Conflict First Line: How firm a foundation, you servants of God Lyrics: 1 How firm a foundation, you servants of God, is laid for your faith in his excellent word! What more can be said than to you has been said, to you who for refuge to Jesus have fled? 2 "Fear not, I am with you; O be not dismayed! For I am your God and will still give you aid; I'll strengthen and help you, and cause you to stand, upheld by my righteous omnipotent hand. 3 "When through the deep waters I call you to go, the rivers of sorrow shall not overflow; for I will be with you, your troubles to bless, and sanctify to you your deepest distress. 4 "When through fiery trials your pathway shall lie, my grace, all-sufficient, shall be your supply: the flame shall not hurt you, I only design your dross to consume, and your gold to refine. 5 "The soul that on Jesus has leaned for repose I will not -- I will not desert to his foes; that soul, though all hell should endeavour to shake, I'll never -- no, never -- no, never forsake!" Used With Tune: ST DENIO Text Sources: Rippon's A Selection of Hymns, 1787

We'll Understand It Better By and By

Author: Charles A. Tindley, 1851-1933 Meter: 7.7.15.7.7.11 with refrain Appears in 101 hymnals Topics: Struggle First Line: We are often tossed and driv'n Refrain First Line: By and by when the morning comes Lyrics: 1 We are often tossed and driv'n On the restless sea of time. Somber skies and howling tempests oft succeed a bright sunshine. In that land of perfect day, When the mists have rolled away, We will understand it better by and by. Refrain: By and by when the morning comes, When the saints of God are gathered home, We will tell the story how we've overcome; For we'll understand it better by and by. 2 We are often destitute Of the things that life demands. Want of food and want of shelter, thirsty hills and barren lands. We are trusting in the Lord, And according to his Word, We will understand it better by and by. [Refrain] 3 Trials dark on ev'ry hand, And we cannot understand, All the ways that God would lead us to that blessed Promised Land. But he guides us with his eye And we'll follow till we die. For we'll understand it better by and by. [Refrain] 4 Temptations, hidden snares Often take us unawares, And our hearts are made to bleed for some thoughtless word or deed. And we wonder why the test When we try to do our best, But we'll understand it better by and by. [Refrain] Scripture: Psalm 32:8 Used With Tune: BY AND BY

A Mighty Fortress Is Our God (Castillo Fuerte Es Nuestro Dios)

Author: Martin Luther, 1483-1546; Juan Bautista Cabrera, 1837-1916 Meter: 8.7.8.7.6.6.6.6.7 Appears in 17 hymnals Topics: Struggle Scripture: Psalm 18:3 Used With Tune: EIN' FESTE BURG

My Faith Looks Up to Thee

Author: Ray Palmer Meter: 6.6.4.6.6.6.4 Appears in 2,277 hymnals Topics: Conflict and Struggle Lyrics: 1 My faith looks up to thee, thou Lamb of Calvary, Saviour divine. Now hear me while I pray; take all my guilt away. O let me from this day be wholly thine. 2 While life's dark maze I tread, and griefs around me spread, be thou my guide, bid darkness turn to day; wipe sorrow's tears away; nor let me ever stray from thee aside. 3 May thy rich grace impart strength to my fainting heart, my zeal inspire. As thou hast died for me, O may my love to thee pure, warm, and changeless be, a living fire. Used With Tune: OLIVET

I Need Thee Every Hour

Author: Annie Sherwood Hawks Meter: 6.4.6.4 with refrain Appears in 1,015 hymnals Topics: Spiritual struggle Refrain First Line: I need thee, O I need thee Lyrics: 1 I need thee every hour, Most gracious Lord; No tender voice like thine Can peace afford. Refrain: I need thee, O I need thee; Every hour I need thee; O bless me now, my Savior, I come to thee. 2 I need thee every hour, Stay thou nearby; Temptations lose their power When thou art nigh. [Refrain] 3 I need thee every hour, In joy or pain; Come quickly and abide, Or life is vain. [Refrain] 4 I need thee every hour, Teach me thy will; And thy rich promises In me fulfill. [Refrain] Used With Tune: LOWRY Text Sources: Royal Diadem for the Sunday School, 1873

I'm Pressing on the Upward Way (Higher Ground)

Author: Johnson Oatman, Jr. Meter: 8.8.8.8 with refrain Appears in 367 hymnals Topics: Struggle and Conflict First Line: I'm pressing on the upward way Refrain First Line: O lift me up, and I shall be Lyrics: 1 I’m pressing on the upward way, new heights I’m gaining every day; Still praying as I'm onward bound, “O plant me, God, on higher ground.” Refrain: O lift me up, and I shall be by faith in heaven eternally, A higher plane than I have found, O plant me, God, on higher ground. 2 My heart has no desire to stay where doubts arise and fears dismay; Though some may dwell where these abound, my prayer, my aim is higher ground. [Refrain] 3 I want to live above the world, Though Satan’s darts at me are hurled; For faith has caught a joyful sound, the song of saints on higher ground. [Refrain] 4 I want to scale the utmost height, and catch a gleam of glory bright; But still I’ll pray till heaven I’ve found, “God, lead me on the higher ground.” [Refrain] Used With Tune: HIGHER GROUND

A Mighty Fortress Is Our God

Author: Frederick H. Hedge; Ruth Duck; Martin Luther Appears in 688 hymnals Topics: Struggle and Conflict Scripture: Psalm 46 Used With Tune: EIN' FESTE BURG

Jesus, Lead the Way

Author: Nicholaus L. von Zinzendorf, 1700-1760; Jane Borthwick, 1813-1897 Meter: 5.5.8.8.5.5 Appears in 291 hymnals Topics: Struggle Scripture: Mark 10:32 Used With Tune: ROCHELLE

America the Beautiful (América la Bella)

Author: Katherine L. Bates, 1859-1929; Georgina Pando-Connolly, b. 1946 Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 528 hymnals Topics: Struggle First Line: O beautiful for spacious skies (Oh bella por tu cielo azul) Scripture: Psalm 65:6-14 Used With Tune: MATERNA

Stand by Me

Author: Charles A. Tindley, 1851-1933 Meter: 8.3.8.3.7.7.8.3 Appears in 63 hymnals Topics: Struggle First Line: When the storms of life are raging Lyrics: 1 When the storms of life are raging, Stand by me, (stand by me,) When the storms of life are raging, Stand by me, (stand by me,) When the world is tossing me Like a ship upon the sea; Thou who rulest wind and water, Stand by me, (stand by me.) 2 In the midst of tribulations, Stand by me, (stand by me,) In the midst of tribulations, Stand by me, (stand by me,) When the hosts of hell assail, And my strength begins to fail, Thou who never lost a battle, Stand by me, (stand by me.) 3 In the midst of faults and failures, Stand by me, (stand by me,) In the midst of faults and failures, Stand by me, (stand by me,) When I do the best I can, And my friends misunderstand, Thou who knowest all about me, Stand by me, (stand by me.) 4 In the midst of persecution, Stand by me, (stand by me,) In the midst of persecution, Stand by me, (stand by me,) When my foes in war array Undertake to stop my way, Thou who saved Paul and Silas, Stand by me, (stand by me.) 5 When I’m growing old and feeble, Stand by me, (stand by me,) When I’m growing old and feeble, Stand by me, (stand by me,) When my life becomes a burden, And I’m nearing chilly Jordan, O thou "Lily of the Valley," Stand by me, (stand by me.) Scripture: Psalm 71:9 Used With Tune: STAND BY ME