Hymns for the Living Church ‎#324

324. Be Still, My Soul

1 Be still, my soul! the Lord is on thy side:
Bear patiently the cross of grief or pain;
Leave to thy God to order and provide;
In every change He faithful will remain.
Be still, my soul! thy best, thy heav’nly Friend
Thro' thorny ways leads to a joyful end.

2 Be still, my soul: thy God doth undertake
To guide the future, as He has the past.
Thy hope, thy confidence let nothing shake;
All now mysterious shall be bright at last.
Be still, my soul: the waves and winds still know
His voice who ruled them while He dwelt below.

3 Be still, my soul! the hour is hast'ning on
When we shall be forever with the Lord,
When disappointment, griefm and fear are gone,
Sorrow forgot, love's purest joys restored.
Be still, my soul! when change and tears are past,
All safe and blessed we shall meet at last.

Text Information

• First Line: Be still, my soul! the Lord is on thy side
• Title: Be Still, My Soul
• Translator: Jane L. Borthwick (1855)
• Author: Katharina A. von Schlegel (1752)
• Meter: 10 10 10 10 10 10
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1974
• Scripture:
  Psalm 46:10
• Topic: Funeral; God the Father: Faithfulness; God the Father: Providence

Tune Information

• Name: FINLANDIA
• Composer: Jean Sibelius (1899)
• Meter: 10 10 10 10 10 10
• Key: F Major
• Source: Arr. for The Hymnal, 1933
• Copyright: © 1933, Ren. 1961 Westminster Press