Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes ‎#466

466. From every stormy wind that blows

1 From every stormy wind that blows,
From every swelling tide of woes,
There is a calm, a sure retreat,
'Tis found beneath the mercy-seat.

2 There is a place where Jesus sheds
The oil of gladness on our heads,
A place than all besides more sweet;
It is the blood-stained mercy-seat.

3 There is a scene where spirits blend,
Where friend holds fellowship with friend;
Though sundered far, by faith they meet
Around the common mercy-seat.

4 Ah! whither could we flee for aid,
When tempted, desolate, dismayed;
Or how the hosts of hell defeat,
Had suffering saints no mercy-seat?

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: From every stormy wind that blows
• Author: Hugh Stowell (1807)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1899
• Topic: Mercy Seat; Trials: Refuge in

Tune Information

• Name: RETREAT
• Composer: Thomas Hastings
• Meter: L. M.