Author: Charles Wesley Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #16218 Meter: 6.6.8.6 First Line: Thou very present aid Lyrics:
1 Thou very present aid,
In suffering and distress,
The soul which still on Thee is stayed
Is kept in perfect peace.
2 The soul by faith reclined
On His Redeemer’s breast,
Midst raging storms exults to find
An everlasting rest.
3 Sorrow and fear are gone,
Whene’er Thy face appears,
It stills the sighing orphan’s moan,
And dries the widow’s tears.
4 It hallows every cross,
It sweetly comforts me,
And makes me now forget my loss;
And lose myself in Thee.
5 Peace to the troubled heart,
Health to the sin-sick mind,
The wounded spirit’s balm Thou art,
The Healer of mankind.
6 In deep affliction blest,
With Thee I mount above,
And sing, triumphantly distressed,
Thine all-sufficient love.
7 Jesus, to whom I fly,
Doth all my wishes fill,
In vain the creature-streams are dry,
I have the Fountain still.
8 Stripped of my earthly friends,
I find them all in One,
And peace and joy that never ends,
And Heaven, in Christ alone!
Languages: English Tune Title: DENNIS
Thou Very Present Aid