Lutherförbundets Sångbok ‎#E14

E14. From Every Stormy Wind that Blows

1 From ev'ry stormy wind that blows,
From ev'ry swelling tide of woes,
There is a calm, a sure retreat:
'Tis found beneath the mercy-seat.

2 There is a place where Jesus sheds
The oil of gladness on our heads:
A place than all besides more sweet;
It is the blood-bought mercy-seat.

3 There is a scene where spirits blend,
Where friend holds fellowship with friend:
Tho' sundered far, by faith they meet
Around one common mercy-seat.

4 Ah! whither could we flee for aid,
When tempted, desolate, dismayed:
Or how the host of hell defeat,
Had suff'ring saints no mercy-seat?

5 There, there, on eagle wing we soar,
And sin and sense seem all no more,
And heav'n comes down our souls to greet,
And glory crowns the mercy-seat!

Text Information

• First Line: From ev'ry stormy wind that blows
• Title: From Every Stormy Wind that Blows
• Author: Hugh Stowell
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1913
• Topic: Prayer and Praise

Tune Information

• Name: RETREAT
• Composer: Thomas Hastings
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: C Major