Lutheran Worship ‎#510

510. Be Still, My Soul

1 Be still, my soul; the Lord is on your side;
Bear patiently the cross of grief or pain;
Leave to your God to order and provide;
In ev'ry change he faithful will remain.
Be still, my soul; your best, your heav'nly Friend
Through thorny ways leads to a joyful end.

2 Be still, my soul; your God will undertake
To guide the future as he has the past.
Your hope, your 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; though dearest friends depart
And all is darkened in the vale of tears;
Then you will better know his love, his heart,
Who comes to soothe your sorrows and your fears.
Be still, my soul; your Jesus can repay
From his own fullness all he takes away.

4 Be still, my soul; the hour is hast'ning on
When we shall be forever with the Lord,
When disappointment, grief, 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 your side
• Title: Be Still, My Soul
• Author: Catharina von Schlegel, b. 1697
• Translator: Jane Borthwick, 1813-97 (alt.)
• Meter: 10 10 10 10 10 10
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1982
• Topic: Spiritual Songs

Tune Information

• Name: FINLANDIA
• Composer: Jean Sibelius, 1865-1957 (arr. from Finlandia)
• Meter: 10 10 10 10 10 10
• Key: F Major
• Copyright: Tune: Copyright Breitkopf & Haertel, Wiesbaden. Used by permission of Associated Music Publishers, Inc.; Arrangement: Arrangement copyright 1933 Presbyterian Board of Christian Education; renewed, 1961. Used by permission of The Westminster Press.