The Hymnal and Order of Service ‎#600

600. O Safe to the Rock That Is Higher Than I

1 O safe to the Rock that is higher than I,
My soul in its conflicts and sorrows would fly;
So sinful, so weary, Thine, Thine would I be;
Thou blest Rock of Ages, I'm hiding in Thee.

Refrain:
Hiding in Thee,
Hiding in Thee,
Thou blest Rock of Ages,
I'm hiding in Thee.

2 In the calm of the noontide, in sorrow's lone hour,
In times when temptation casts o'er me its power;
In the tempests of life, on its wide, heaving sea,
Thou blest Rock of Ages, I'm hiding in Thee. [Refrain]

3 How oft in the conflict, when pressed by the foe,
I have fled to my Refuge and breathed out my woe;
How often, when trials like sea billows roll
Have I hidden in Thee, O Thou Rock of my soul. [Refrain]

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: O safe to the Rock that is higher than I
• Title: O Safe to the Rock That Is Higher Than I
• Author: William Orcutt Cushing, (1823-)
• Meter: 11 11, 11 11. With Refrain.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1937
• Topic: Last Things: Death and Burial; Names and Office of Christ: Rock
• Copyright: Copyright, 1877, by Biglow and Main Co. Used by permission.

Tune Information

• Name: O SAFE TO THE ROCK
• Composer: Ira David Sankey, (1840-1908)
• Meter: 11 11, 11 11. With Refrain.
• Key: F Major