Scripture Verse

The rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God. Psalm 62:7

Introduction

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Fanny Crosby (1820–1915)

Words: Fan­ny Cros­by, 1900. Ap­peared in Gems of Song, ed­it­ed by Ira D. San­key & Hu­bert Main (Chi­cago, Il­li­nois: Big­low & Main, 1901), num­ber 75. Some hym­nals give the au­thor as Grace J. Fran­ces, one of Fan­ny’s pseu­do­nyms.

Music: Hu­bert Hu­bert P. Main (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Hubert P. Main (1839–1925)

Lyrics

’Mid the wild and fear­ful blast,
I have reached the Rock at last;
Helpless, weak and sore dis­mayed,
To the cross I’ll cling for aid.

Refrain

Blessèd Rock, whose love di­vine,
Fills with joy this heart of mine;
Cross of Him who died for me,
Evermore I’ll cling to Thee.

Wrecked by sin, by tem­pest tossed,
Compass, chart and an­chor lost;
He whose pow­er alone can save,
Lulls the wind and stills the wave.

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Rock, that hides my trem­bling soul
From the storms that dark­ly roll;
While be­neath the surg­es dash,
Thunders roar, and light­nings flash.

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When be­yond the vale of night
I shall soar to realms of light;
When mine eyes be­hold the King,
Heart and soul and tongue shall sing.

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