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Text:Dear Refuge of my weary soul
Author:Anne Steele
Tune:GEER
Composer:Henry W. Greatorex

511. Dear Refuge of my weary soul

1 Dear Refuge of my weary soul,
On Thee, when sorrows rise,
On Thee, when waves of trouble roll,
My fainting hope relies.

2 To thee I tell each rising grief,
For Thou alone canst heal;
Thy word can bring a sweet relief,
For every pain I feel.

3 But, oh, when gloomy doubts prevail
I fear to call Thee mine;
The springs of comfort seem to fail,
And all my hopes decline.

4 Yet, gracious God, where shall I flee?
Thou art my only trust;
And still my soul would cleave to Thee,
Though prostrate in the dust.

Amen.

Text Information
First Line: Dear Refuge of my weary soul
Author: Anne Steele (1760)
Language: English
Publication Date: 1899
Topic: God: Our Refuge; Providence; Trials: Prayer in (1 more...)
Tune Information
Name: GEER
Composer: Henry W. Greatorex
Meter: C. M.



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