The Cyber Hymnal ‎#16386

16386. Precious Anchor Of The Soul

1 Precious an­chor of the soul,
’Tis a gift from God’s own hand,
Bringing last­ing peace and com­fort,
If the heart will un­der­stand;
Looking for a ha­ven fair,
We will cast all fear aside,
Till the hope He set with­in us
Shall in­deed be jus­ti­fied.

Refrain:
Precious an­chor of the soul,
Fastened safe with­in the veil;
Precious gift from God above,
Precious to­ken of His love,
Tho’ the storms of life may buf­fet me,
Our hope will ne­ver fail.

2 Precious an­chor of the soul,
When the waves of doubt run high,
It will keep life’s ship from drift­ing
Till the per­il has passed by;
Linked with char­ity and faith,
Trusting God who reigns ab­ove,
It as­sures there are no tri­als
That are great­er than His love. [Refrain]

3 Precious an­chor of the soul,
Faith need ne­ver ship­wrecked be,
Tho’ grim rocks or shoals may threat­en
On the op­en, un­tried sea;
Knowing be­tter days will come,
Faith can wea­ther any gale,
If its an­chor sure and stead­fast
Has been cast with­in the veil. [Refrain]

4 Precious an­chor of the soul,
When dis­tress and sor­row come,
Hope can link the ach­ing heart u­nto
Its glad, eter­nal home,
Where in shin­ing realms of light,
Love shall find again its own,
With their fac­es bright with glo­ry
That this world has ne­ver known. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Precious an­chor of the soul
• Title: Precious Anchor Of The Soul
• Author: Laurene Highfield
• Refrain First Line: Precious an­chor of the soul,
• Language: English
• Source: Glad News by W. N. Cook (Hudson, NC: Teachers' Music Publishing, 1916)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [Precious an­chor of the soul]
• Composer: Arthur Thomas
• Key: E♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain