The Cyber Hymnal ‎#7686

7686. When Thickly Beat the Storms of Life

1. When thickly beat the storms of life,
And heavy is the chastening rod,
The soul, beyond the waves of strife,
Views the eternal Rock—her God.

2. What hope dispels the spirit’s gloom,
When sinking ’neath affliction’s shock?
Faith, through the vista of the tomb,
Points to the everlasting Rock.

3. Is there a man who cannot see
That joy and grief are from above?
O let him humbly bend the knee,
And own his Father’s chastening love.

4. Hope, grace, and truth, with gentle hand,
Shall lead a bleeding Savior’s flock,
And show them, in the promised land,
The shelter of th’eternal Rock.

Text Information

• First Line: When thickly beat the storms of life
• Title: When Thickly Beat the Storms of Life
• Author: Gurdon Robins (1843)
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Source: Psalmist, 1843
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Al­ter­nate tune: ZEPHYR, Will­iam B. Brad­bu­ry, 1844

Tune Information

• Name: ZELEK
• Meter: LM
• Incipit: 51565 31511 77221
• Key: C Major
• Source: Harmonia Sacra, 12th edition, 1867, by Joseph Funk
• Copyright: Public Domain