How Firm a Foundation

Words and music by John Rippon's Selection · 1787

Key of G · 88 BPM · 2/2 · Assurance,Trust · Isaiah 41:10

Verse 1

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 —
to you who for refuge to Jesus have fled?

Verse 2

In every condition, in sickness, in health;
In poverty's vale,
or abounding in wealth;
At home and abroad,
on the land,
on the sea,
As thy days demand,
shall thy strength
ever be.

Verse 3

Fear not, I am with
thee, O be
not dismayed, For
I am thy God
and will still
give thee aid;
I'll strengthen and help
thee, and cause
thee to stand
Upheld by My righteous, omnipotent hand.

Verse 4

When through the deep waters I call
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.

Verse 5

When through fiery trials thy pathways 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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