The Rifted Rock

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In the rifted rock I'm resting Sure and safe from all alarm

Author: Lewis Hartsough
Tune: [In the Rifted Rock I'm resting] (Lowry)
Published in 34 hymnals

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1 In the Rifted Rock I'm resting,
Sure and safe from all alarm;
Storms and billows have united
All in vain to do me harm;
In the Rifted Rock I'm resting,
Surf is dashing at my feet,
Storm-clouds dark are o'er me hov'ring,
Yet my rest is all complete.

Chorus:
In the Rifted Rock I'm resting,
Sure and safe from all alarms,
Storms and billows have united
All in vain to do me harm.

2 Many a stormy sea I've traversed,
Many a tempest-shock have known,
Have been driven, without anchor,
On the barren shores, and lone;
Where my soul is safe forever,
In the blessed Rifted Rock,
Where my soul is safe forever,
In the blessed Rifted Rock. [Chorus]

Source: The Little Seraph: in seven character notes, for churches and Sunday-schools #99

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Author: Lewis Hartsough

Hartsough, Lewis, was born at Ithaca, New York, Aug. 31, 1823. Of his hymns the following are in common use:—- 1. I hear Thy welcome voice. The Divine Invitation. 2. In the rifted Rock I'm resting. Safety in Jesus. 3. Lead me to the Rock that's higher. Safety in Jesus. 4. O who'll stand up for Jesus? All for Jesus Nos. 1-3 are in I. D. Sankey's Sacred Songs & Solos, 1878 (1 and 3 with music by Hartsough). --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)… Go to person page >

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First Line:	In the rifted rock I'm resting Sure and safe from all alarm
Title:	The Rifted Rock
Author:	Lewis Hartsough
Language:	English
Copyright:	Public Domain