When sin and sorrow, fear and pain

When sin and sorrow, fear and pain

Author: Anne Steele
Published in 10 hymnals

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I. When sin and sorrow, fear and pain,
My trembling heart dismay,
My feeble strength, alas, how vain!
It sinks and dies away.

II. My spirit asks a firmer prop,
I lean upon the Lord;
My God, the pillar of my hope,
Is thy unchanging word.

III. On this are built the brightest joys,
Celestial beings know,
And 'tis the same almighty voice
Supports the saints below.

IV. 'Tis this upholds the rolling spheres,
And heav'ns immortal frame;
Then, O my soul, suppress thy fears,
Thy basis is the same.

V. The sacred word the solemn oath,
Forever must remain;
I trust in everlasting truth,
Nor can my trust be vain.

Source: Poems on Subjects Chiefly Devotional, Vol. 1 #150

Author: Anne Steele

Anne Steele was the daughter of Particular Baptist preacher and timber merchant William Steele. She spent her entire life in Broughton, Hampshire, near the southern coast of England, and devoted much of her time to writing. Some accounts of her life portray her as a lonely, melancholy invalid, but a revival of research in the last decade indicates that she had been more active and social than what was previously thought. She was theologically conversant with Dissenting ministers and "found herself at the centre of a literary circle that included family members from various generations, as well as local literati." She chose a life of singleness to focus on her craft. Before Christmas in 1742, she declined a marriage proposal from contemporar… Go to person page >

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First Line: When sin and sorrow, fear and pain
Author: Anne Steele
Copyright: Public Domain

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