The Southern harmony, and musical companion containing a choice collection of tunes, hymns, psalms, odes, and anthems |
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[How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord] |
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The Southern harmony, and musical companion | ||
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[How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord]
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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?
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In every condition—in sickness and 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.
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“Fear not, I am with thee, O be not dismay'd!I, I am thy God, and will still give thee aid;
I'll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause hee to stand,
Upheld by my righteous, omnipotent hand.
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“When through the deep waters I call thee to go,The rivers of water shall not overflow;
For I will be with thee thy troubles to bless
And sanctify to thee thy deepest distress.
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“When through fiery trials thy pathway shall he,My grace, all-sufficient, shall be thy supply;
The flame shall not hurt thee; I only design
Thy dross to consume, and thy gold to refine.
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“E'en down to old age, all my people shall proveMy sovereign, eternal, unchangeable love:
And when hoary hairs shall their temples adorn,
Like lambs they shall still in my bosom be borne.
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“The soul that on Jesus hath lean'd 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 Southern harmony, and musical companion | ||