1 Our God hath given promise-
And His grace for this hath planned;
His child shall rest securely
In the hollow of His hand.
Chorus:
Let come what may--or wave, or tempest--
"Peace, be still!" tis His command;
My soul is held in peace eternal
In the hollow of His hand.
2 O soul, be thou not troubled,
Tho' thou dost now understand;
No turmoil shall molest thee
In the hollow of His hand. (Chorus)
3 E'en tho' stern duty call thee,
And each day make full demand,
The soul may find its shelter
In the hollow of His hand. (Chorus)
4 The joy that passeth knowledge,
Peace that none can understand,
For thee, for thee are waiting
In the hollow of His hand. (Chorus)
Source: Hymns of Faith #406
Showing early musical promise, William Marion Runyan (b. Marion, NY, 1870; d. Pittsburg, KS, 1957) was a substitute church organist by the age of twelve. He became a Methodist minister in 1891 and served several churches in Kansas but turned to evangelism in 1903; he worked for the Central Methodist Conference for the next twenty years. Following that service, Runyan became pastor at the Federated Church at John Brown University, Sulphur Springs, Arkansas. Editor of Christian Workers Magazine, he also served the Moody Bible Institute and was an editor for Hope Publishing Company until his retirement in 1948. Runyan wrote a number of hymn texts, gospel songs, and hymn tunes.
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