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How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord,
Is laid for your faith in His excellent word:
What more can He say than to you He hath said,
You who unto Jesus for refuge have fled?
Fear not, He is with thee, O be not dismayed;
For He is thy God, and will still give thee aid;
He’ll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand,
Upheld by His righteous, omnipotent hand.
In every condition, in sickness, in health,
In poverty’s vale, or abounding in wealth;
At home and abroad, on the land, on the sea,
As thy days may demand shall thy strength ever be.
When through the deep waters He calls thee to go,
the rivers of grief shall thee overflow;
For He will be with thee in trouble to bless,
And sanctify to thee thy deepest distress.
When through fiery trials thy pathway shall lie,
His grace all sufficient shall be thy supply;
The flame shall not hurt thee, he’s only design
Thy dross to consume and thy gold to refine.
E’en down to old age all My people shall prove
My Sovereign, eternal, unchangeable love;
And then, when grey hairs shall their temples adorn,
Like Lambs they shall still in My bosom be borne.
The soul that on Jesus has leaned for repose,
He will not, He will not, desert to its foes;
That soul, though all hell Should endeavour to shake,
He’ll never, no never, no never forsake.
---Alternative verses---
How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord,
Is laid up for faith in God's excellent word!
What more can He say, than to you He has said ---
You who to the Saviour for refuge have fled?
How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord,
Is laid for your faith in his excellent word!
What more can He say, than to you He hath said
Who unto the Saviour for refuge have fled?
In every condition, in sickness, in health;
In poverty's vale, or abounding in wealth;
At home, or abroad; on the land, on the sea;
As need may demand shall our strength ever be.
In every condition, in sickness, in health,
In poverty's vale, or abounding in wealth;
At home, and abroad, on the land, on the sea,
As your days may demand, so your succor shall be.
If through the deep waters He cause us to go,
The rivers of grief shall not overflow;
And He will be with us in troubles to bless,
And sanctify to us our deepest distress.
If through fiery trials our pathway should lie,
His grace all-sufficient shall be our supply;
The flame shall not hurt us; His only design
Is the dross to consume and the gold to refine.
Fear not, He is with us; oh, be not dismayed!
For He is our God, and will still be our aid;
He'll strengthen us, help us, and cause us to stand,
Upheld by His gracious omnipotent hand.
Fear not, He is with thee, O be not dismayed;
For I am thy God, I will still give thee aid;
I’ll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand,
Upheld by His righteous, omnipotent hand.
Fear not--I am with you; O be not dismay'd!
I, I am your God, and will still give you aid;
I'll strengthen you, help you, and cause you to stand,
Upheld by my righteous, omnipotent hand.
Fear not, I am with thee, O be not dismayed;
I, I am thy God, and will still give thee aid;
I’ll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand,
Upheld by His righteous, omnipotent hand.
When through the deep waters I cause you to go,
The rivers of sorrow shall not you o'erflow;
For I will be with you your troubles to bless,
And sanctify to you your deepest distress.
When through the deep waters I call thee to go,
The rivers of woe shall not you overflow;
For I will be with thee thy troubles to bless,
And sanctify to thee thy deepest distress.
When through the deep waters I call thee to go,
The rivers of sorrow shall not overflow;
For I will be with thee thy troubles to bless,
And sanctify to thee thy deepest distress.
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.
When through fiery trials thy pathway shall lie,
My grace, all-sufficient, shall be thy supply:
The flame shall not hurt thee; I only design
Your dross to consume, and thy gold to refine.
E'en down to old age all my people shall prove
My sovereign, eternal, unchangeable love;
And when hoary hairs shall their temples adorn,
Like lambs they shall still in my bosom be borne.
The soul that on Jesus has leaned for repose,
I will not, I cannot desert to his foes;
That soul, though all hell should endeavour to shake,
I'll never--no, never--no, never forsake!
The soul that on Jesus still leans 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!
The soul that on Jesus hath leaned for repose,
He will not (He's said it) give up to its foes;
That soul, though all hell should endeavour to shake,
He'll never—no, never—no, never forsake.
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LIST OF LYRIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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Year
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Song #
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| 2005 | # 524 | | 1815 | # 491 | | 1977 | # 491 | | 1962 | # 579 | | 1956 | # 263 | | 1981 | # 77 | | 1920 | # 480 | | 1998 | # 527 | | 2000 | # 243 | | 1996 | # 521 | | 1899 | # 546 | | 1881 | # 367 | | | # 275 | | 1964 | # 330 | | 1826 | # 144 | | 2000 | # 292 | | 1996 | # 216 | | | # 76 | | | # 137 | | | # 526 | | | # 764 | | 1908 | # 486 | | 1938 | # 499 | | 1971 | # 139 | | 1916 | # 212 | | 1940 | # 564 | | 1982 | # 636 | | 1866 | # 180 | | 1999 | # 578 | | 1961 | # 80 | | 1989 | # 529 |
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HOW FIRM A FOUNDATION
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11 11 11 11
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LIST OF MUSIC SOURCES
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ALTERNATIVE TUNES
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| 11 11 11 11 | | 11 11 11 11 | | 11 11 11 11 | | 10 10 11 11 | | 11 11 11 11 11 | | 11 11 11 11 | | 11 11 11 11 | | 11 11 11 11 |
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