The Cyber Hymnal ‎#586

586. Blessèd Lord, in Thee Is Refuge

1. Blessèd Lord, in Thee is refuge,
Safety for my trembling soul;
Pow’r to lift my head when drooping
’Midst the angry billows’ roll.
I will trust Thee, I will trust Thee, I will trust Thee;
All my life Thou shalt control;
All my life Thou shalt control.

2. In the past, too, unbelieving,
’Midst the tempest I have been,
And my heart has slowly trusted
What my eyes have never seen.
Blessèd Jesus, blessèd Jesus, blessèd Jesus,
Teach me on Thine arm to lean;
Teach me on Thine arm to lean.

3. O, for trust that brings the triumph
When defeat seems strangely near;
O, for faith that changes fighting
Into vict’ry’s ringing cheer!
Faith triumphant, faith triumphant, faith triumphant,
Knowing not defeat nor fear;
Knowing not defeat nor fear.

4. Faith triumphant— blessèd victory!
Every barrier swept away.
Heaven descending, joy and fullness,
Dawn of everlasting day!
Jesus only, Jesus only, Jesus only,
Him to love and Him obey;
Him to love and Him obey.

Text Information

• First Line: Blessèd Lord, in Thee is refuge
• Title: Blessèd Lord, in Thee Is Refuge
• Author: Herbert H. Booth (1886)
• Meter: 87.87.47
• Language: English
• Source: Songs Of The Nations, published for the Salvation Army International Congress of 1886, and later in Booth's 1890 collection Songs of Peace and War
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tune: CAERSALEM, Robert Edwards, 1837

Tune Information

• Name: BRYN CALFARIA
• Composer: William Owen (1852)
• Meter: 87.87.47
• Incipit: 55123 33234 54322
• Key: g minor
• Copyright: Public Domain