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Text:Standing at the portal
Author:Frances Ridley Havergal, 1836-1879
Tune:ST. ALBAN'S
Composer:Franz Joseph Haydn, 1732-1809

811. Standing at the portal

1 Standing at the portal of the opening year,
words of comfort meet us hushing every fear,
spoken through the silence by God's loving voice,
tender, strong and faithful, making us rejoice.

Refrain:
Onward, then, and fear not, children of the day,
for God's word shall never, never pass away.

2 "I, your God, am with you: do not be afraid;
I will help and strengthen; do not be dismayed,
for I will uphold you with my own right hand;
you are called and chosen in my sight to stand." [Refrain]

3 God will not forsake us and will never fail;
God's eternal covenant ever will prevail.
Resting on this promise, what have we to fear?
God is all-sufficient for the coming year. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: Standing at the portal
Title: Standing at the portal
Author: Frances Ridley Havergal, 1836-1879
Refrain First Line: Onward, then, and fear not
Meter: 6 5 6 5 D with refrain
Language: English
Publication Date: 1997
Scripture: ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Topic: Comfort / Consolation; Covenant; God: Word of (3 more...)
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: ST. ALBAN'S
Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn, 1732-1809
Meter: 6 5 6 5 D with refrain
Key: F Major or modal
Copyright: Public Domain



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