Precious Anchor of the Soul

Precious anchor of the soul

Author: Laurene Highfield
Tune: [Precious anchor of the soul]
Published in 2 hymnals

Printable scores: PDF, Noteworthy Composer
Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 Precious an­chor of the soul,
’Tis a gift from God’s own hand,
Bringing last­ing peace and com­fort,
If the heart will un­der­stand;
Looking for a ha­ven fair,
We will cast all fear aside,
Till the hope He set with­in us
Shall in­deed be jus­ti­fied.

Refrain:
Precious an­chor of the soul,
Fastened safe with­in the veil;
Precious gift from God above,
Precious to­ken of His love,
Tho’ the storms of life may buf­fet me,
Our hope will ne­ver fail.

2 Precious an­chor of the soul,
When the waves of doubt run high,
It will keep life’s ship from drift­ing
Till the per­il has passed by;
Linked with char­ity and faith,
Trusting God who reigns ab­ove,
It as­sures there are no tri­als
That are great­er than His love. [Refrain]

3 Precious an­chor of the soul,
Faith need ne­ver ship­wrecked be,
Tho’ grim rocks or shoals may threat­en
On the op­en, un­tried sea;
Knowing be­tter days will come,
Faith can wea­ther any gale,
If its an­chor sure and stead­fast
Has been cast with­in the veil. [Refrain]

4 Precious an­chor of the soul,
When dis­tress and sor­row come,
Hope can link the ach­ing heart u­nto
Its glad, eter­nal home,
Where in shin­ing realms of light,
Love shall find again its own,
With their fac­es bright with glo­ry
That this world has ne­ver known. [Refrain]


Source: The Cyber Hymnal #16386

Author: Laurene Highfield

Laurene Highfield was born in Quincy, Illinois. She wrote about three hundred hymns and sacred songs, the libretto of one orotorio and several cantatas among other works. NN Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Precious anchor of the soul
Title: Precious Anchor of the Soul
Author: Laurene Highfield
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Precious anchor of the soul
Copyright: Public Domain

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The Cyber Hymnal #16386
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