RitualSong ‎#731

731. How Firm a Foundation

1 How firm a foundation, you saints of the Lord,
Is laid for your faith in this excellent Word!
What more can God say than to you has been said,
To you who for refuge to Jesus have fled?

2 "Fear not, I am with you, O be not dismayed,
For I am your God, and will still give you aid;
I'll strengthen you, help you, and cause you to stand,
Upheld by my righteous, omnipotent hand.

3 "When through the deep waters I call you to go,
The rivers of woe shall not you overflow;
For I will be with you, your troubles to bless,
And sanctify to you, your deepest distress.

4 "The soul that on Jesus still leans for repose,
I will not, I will not desert to its foes;
That soul, though all hell should endeavor to shake,
I'll never, no never, no never forsake!"

Text Information

• First Line: How firm a foundation, you saints of the Lord
• Title: How Firm a Foundation
• Meter: 11 11 11 11
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1996
• Scripture:
  Isaiah 40:10
  ;
  Luke 8:22-25
  ;
  Mark 4:35-41
  ;
  Matthew 14:22-33
  ;
  Psalm 46
• Topic: 12th Sunday: Year B; 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Year A; Comfort; Confidence; Courage; Death; Eternal Life; Forgiveness; Guidance; Hope; Jesus Christ; Love of God for Us; Mercy; Pilgrimage; Providence; Reconciliation; Repentance; Saints; Strength; Suffering; Trust
• Source: "K" in Rippon's A Selection of Hymns", 1787

Tune Information

• Name: FOUNDATION
• Harmonizer: Richard Proulx, b. 1937
• Meter: 11 11 11 11
• Key: F Major or modal
• Source: Funk's Compilation of Genuine Church Music, 1832
• Copyright: Harm. © 1975, GIA Publications, Inc.