The Shadow of a Great Rock in a Weary Land

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1 Now to the haven of thy breast,
O Son of man, I fly;
Be thou my refuge and my rest,
For oh! the storm is high.

3 Protect me from the furious blast;
My shield and shelter be;
Hide me, my Saviour, till o'erpast
The storm of sin I see.

3 As welcome as the water-spring
Is to a barren place,
Jesus, descend on me, and bring
Thy sweet, refreshing grace.

4 As o'er a parched and weary land
A rock extends its shade,
So hide me, Saviour, with thy hand,
And screen my naked head.

5 How swift to save me didst thou move
In every trying hour!
O still protect me with thy love,
And shield me with thy power.

Source: The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book: for use in divine worship #756

Author: Charles Wesley

Charles Wesley, M.A. was the great hymn-writer of the Wesley family, perhaps, taking quantity and quality into consideration, the great hymn-writer of all ages. Charles Wesley was the youngest son and 18th child of Samuel and Susanna Wesley, and was born at Epworth Rectory, Dec. 18, 1707. In 1716 he went to Westminster School, being provided with a home and board by his elder brother Samuel, then usher at the school, until 1721, when he was elected King's Scholar, and as such received his board and education free. In 1726 Charles Wesley was elected to a Westminster studentship at Christ Church, Oxford, where he took his degree in 1729, and became a college tutor. In the early part of the same year his religious impressions were much deepene… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: To the haven of thy breast
Title: The Shadow of a Great Rock in a Weary Land
Author: Charles Wesley (1742)
Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.8.7.6
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

[To the haven of thy breast]


ST. DOROTHEA


DUNDEE (Ravenscroft)

DUNDEE first appeared in the 1615 edition of the Scottish Psalter published in Edinburgh by Andro Hart. Called a "French" tune (thus it also goes by the name of FRENCH), DUNDEE was one of that hymnal's twelve "common tunes"; that is, it was not associated with a specific psalm. In the Psalter Hymnal…

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A Collection of Hymns #329

A Collection of Hymns Adapted to the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church #d601

A Collection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs for the Use of the Pious of All Denominations #d97

A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social and Domestic Worship #d887

A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social and Domestic Worship #d893

A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social, and Domestic Worship #d893

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A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social, and Domestic Worship #930

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A Collection of Hymns for the use of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church in America #770

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A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church #41

A Collection of Hymns for the use of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Rev. with a Supplement #d627

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A Collection of Hymns, for the Use of the People Called Methodists, with a Supplement #292

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A Collection of Hymns #41

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A Collection of Hymns #291

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A Pastor's Selection of Hymns and Tunes #426

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A Pocket hymn book, designed as a constant companion for the pious #XXXIII

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A Pocket Hymn Book #XXXIII

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A Pocket Hymn-book #33

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A Pocket Hymn-Book #XXXIII

A Selection of Hymns from Various Authors, Supplementary for the Use of Christians. 2nd ed. #d161

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Baptist Chorals #411

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Christian's Duty, exhibited in a series of hymns #S129

Church Music, a Collection of Hymn Tunes. #d180

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Dupuy's Hymns and Spiritual Songs (Rev. corr. and enl.) #S76

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Hymnal for Christian Science Church and Sunday School Services #61

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Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church #678

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Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church #678

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Hymns and Sacred Poems #145

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Hymns and Tunes #372

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Hymns for Church and Home #318

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Hymns for Public Worship #277

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Hymns for the Church of Christ (3rd thousand) #176

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Hymns for the Church of Christ. (6th thousand) #176

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Hymns for the Sanctuary #405

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Hymns for the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Rev. ed. #770

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Hymns of the Church Universal #316

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Hymns of the Higher Life #84

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Hymns of the Spirit #351

Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #d814

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Methodist Hymn-Book #508

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New Hymn and Tune book #89f

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New Hymn and Tune Book #89f

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Plymouth Collection #a771

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Plymouth Collection of Hymns and Tunes; for the use of Christian Congregations #771

Pocket Hymn Book of the Methodist Episcopal Church #d258

Pocket Hymn Book, Designed as a Constant Companion. 25th ed. #d260

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Revival Hymns #235

Revival Hymns ... with a Supplement. 2nd ed. #d312

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Sabbath Songs and Spiritual Hymns #112b

The African Methodist Episcopal Church Hymn Book #d445

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The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book #771

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The Baptist Psalmody #544

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The Christian's Duty #S.XXX

The Church Harmony ... Adapted to the Divine Worship of the Various Religious Denominations. 24th ed. #d37

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The Clifton Chapel Collection of "Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs" #577

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The Cyber Hymnal #11508

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The Heart and Voice #184a

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The Hymn Book of the African Methodist Episcopal Church #923

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The Hymn Book of the Free Methodist Church #610

The Methodist Hymn-Book with Tunes #459

The Methodist Pocket Hymn Book. 35th ed. #d279

The Methodist Pocket Hymn Book. Rev. #d284

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The Methodist Pocket Hymn-book, revised and improved #XXVII

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The New Jubilee Harp #280

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The New Jubilee Harp #280

The Sacred Lyre #d308

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The Sacred Lyre #263

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The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book #756

The Tabernacle #d343

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The Tribute of Praise and Methodist Protestant Hymn Book #243

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The Tribute of Praise #243

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The Tribute of Praise #243

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