Psalter Hymnal (Red) ‎#117

117. My Soul in Silence Waits for God

1 My soul in silence waits for God,
My Savior He has proved;
He only is my rock and tower;
I never shall be moved.
My honor is secure with God,
My Savior He has proved;
My refuge and my rock of strength
Are found in God alone.

2 My enemies my ruin seek,
They plot with fraud and guile;
Deceitful, they pretend to bless,
But inwardly revile.
My soul, in silence wait for God;
He is my help approved,
He only is my rock and tower,
And I shall not be moved.

3 My honor is secure with God,
My Savior He is known;
My refuge and my rock of strength
Are found in God alone.
On Him, ye people, evermore
Rely with confidence;
Before Him pour ye out your heart,
For God is our defense.

4 For surely men are helpers vain,
The high and the abased;
Yea, lighter than a breath are thy
When in the balance placed.
Trust not in harsh oppression's power
Nor in unrighteous gain;
If wealth increase, yet on your gold
Ye set your hearts in vain.

5 For God has spoken o'er and o'er,
And unto me has shown,
That saving power and lasting strength
Belong to Him alone.
Yea, lovingkindness evermore
Belongs to Thee, O Lord;
And Thou according to his work
Dost every man reward.

Text Information

• First Line: My soul in silence waits for God
• Title: My Soul in Silence Waits for God
• Meter: C. M. D.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1934
• Scripture:
  Psalm 62
• Topic: Covetousness; Dependence upon God or Christ; God our Helper; Justice of God; God or Christ as Rock; Vanity Of Riches; Waiting upon God

Tune Information

• Name: SERAPH
• Composer: Gottfried Wilhelm Fink (1842)
• Meter: C. M. D.
• Key: B♭ Major