The Cyber Hymnal ‎#4833

4833. On God Alone My Soul Relies

1. On God alone my soul relies,
And He will soon relieve;
The Lord will hear my plaintive cries
At morning, noon, and eve.

2. He has redeemed my soul in peace,
From conflict set me free;
My many foes are made to cease,
And strive no more with me.

3. The living God in righteousness
Will recompense with shame
The men, who hardened by success,
Forget to fear His name.

4. All treacherous friends who overreach
And break their plighted troth,
Who hide their hate with honeyed speech
With such the Lord is wroth.

5. Upon the Lord thy burden cast
To Him bring all thy care;
He will sustain and hold thee fast,
And give thee strength to bear.

6. God will not let His saints be moved;
Protected, they will shall see
Their foes cut off and sin reproved;
O God, I trust in Thee.

Text Information

• First Line: On God alone my soul relies
• Title: On God Alone My Soul Relies
• Author: Anonymous
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Source: From The Psalter (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: The United Presbyterian Board of Publication, 1912), number 149
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Words from Psalm 55

Tune Information

• Name: ASCRIPTION
• Composer: Luther Orlando Emerson (1866)
• Meter: CM
• Incipit: 55316 53551 13222
• Key: B♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain