LYRICS
| Meter: | 11 11 11 11
| | Writer(s): | Rippon's Selection & Richard Keen
| | Transl/Adapt: |
| | Dates: | 1787
| | Bible Refs: | Heb 13:5; 1 Co 3:10-15
| Australian Hymn Book/With One Voice
| 1977
| 491
| Baptist Hymn Book
| 1962
| 579
| Baptist Hymnal
| 1956
| 263
| Believers Hymn Book
| 1981
| 77
| Church Hymnal Revised
| 1920
| 480
| Common Praise (Anglican C. of Canada)
| 1998
| 527
| Complete Mission Praise
| 2000
| 243
| Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary
| 1996
| 521
| Hymns for The Little Flock
| 1981
| 367
| Hymns for Worship and Celebration
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| 275
| Hymns of Faith
| 1964
| 330
| Hymns Old & New, Complete Anglican Editi
| 2000
| 292
| Hymns Old & New, New Anglican Edition
| 1996
| 216
| Living Praise
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| 76
| Praise the Lord
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| 137
| Sacred Songs & Solos: Revised and enlarg
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| 526
| STELBAP
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| 764
| The Book of Common Praise
| 1908
| 486
| The Book of Common Praise - Revised
| 1938
| 499
| The Hymn Book of Angl & Unit Ch Canada
| 1971
| 139
| The Hymnal 1916
| 1916
| 212
| The Hymnal 1940
| 1940
| 564
| The Hymnal 1982
| 1982
| 636
| Together in Song: The Australian HB II
| 1999
| 578
| Trinity Hymnal
| 1961
| 80
| United Methodist Hymn Book
| 1989
| 529
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MUSIC
 Living Praise
| 103
| A
| Methodist Hymn Book - Hymns
| 34
| A
| Baptist Hymn Book
| 61
| Ab
| Hymns of Faith
| 18
| Ab
| Hymns for Worship and Celebration
| 25
| Ab
| Believers Hymn Book
| 235
| Ab
| Believers Hymn Book
| 396
| Ab
| Songs of Fellowship 1
| 234
| G
| Hymns and Psalms with SA Sup.
| 9
| G
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| 1. 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?
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. The soul that on Jesus
has leaned for repose,
He will not, He will not,
desert to its foes;
That soul, though all hell s
hould endeavour to shake,
He’ll never, no never,
no never forsake.
8. **alt verses
9. 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?
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. 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.
13. 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.
14. 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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