Praise Him ‎#33

33. How Firm a Foundation

1. How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord,
Is laid for your faith in His excellent word!
What more can He say than to you He hath said,
You who unto Jesus for refuge have fled.

2. In ev'ry condition—in sickness, in health,
In poverty's vale or abounding in wealth,
At home and abroad, on the land, on the sea—
As your days may demand, shall thy strength e'er be.

3. Fear not: I am with thee: O be not dismayed:
I, I am thy God, and will still give thee aid;
I'll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand,
Upheld by my righteous, omnipotent hand.

4. E'n down to old age all my people shall prove
My sov'reign, eternal, unchangeable love;
And when hoary hairs shall their temples adore,
Like lambs they shall still in my bosom be borne.

5. The soul that on Jesus still leans for repose,
I will not, I cannot desert to his foes;
That soul, tho' all hell should endeavor to shake,
I'll never, no, never, no, never forsake.

Text Information

• First Line: How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord
• Title: How Firm a Foundation
• Author: Geo. Keith
• Publication Date: 1912

Tune Information

• Name: [How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord]
• Arranger: R. M. McIntosh