Hymn written by G. Keith |
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How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord,
Is laid for your faith in His excellent Word!
What more can He say than to you
He hath said –
You, who unto Jesus for refuge have fled?
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In every condition – in sickness, in health,
In poverty's vale, or abounding in wealth,
At home or abroad on the land, on the sea.
As days may demand, shall thy strength ever be.
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“Fear not, I am with thee, oh, be not dismayed!
I, I am thy God, and will still give thee aid:
I'll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand,
Upheld by My righteous omnipotent hand.
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When through the deep waters I cause thee to go,
The rivers of woe shall not thee overflow;
For I will be with thee, thy troubles to bless,
And sanctify to thee thy deepest distress.
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When through fiery trial thy pathway shall lie,
My grace all-sufficient shall be thy supply;
The flame shall not hurt thee; I only design
Thy dross to consume, and thy gold to refine.
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E'en down to old age, all my people shall prove
My sov'reign, eternal, unchangeable love;
And when hoary hairs shall their temples adorn
Like lambs they shall still in My bosom be borne.
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The soul that on Jesus hath leaned for repose,
I will not, I cannot, desert to his foes;
That soul, though all hell should endeavour to shake
I'll never! no never! no, never forsake!”
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