The God of my rock; in Him will I trust: He is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my savior; Thou savest me from violence.
2 Samuel 22:3
Words: Nancy Byers, in Echoes from Glory, by Barney E. Warren & Daniel S. Warner (Grand Junction, Michigan: Gospel Trumpet Publishing, 1893), number 71.
Music: Santa Fe Andrew L. Byers (🔊 pdf nwc).
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In the clefted rock I hide,
Savior, let me here abide;
Sheltered from each stormy gale,
All secure within the vale.
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Blessèd rock, on Thee I build,
Ever be my sun and shield;
Help me labor, watch and pray,
Ready for the crowning day.
Tempest tossed, I came to thee,
Precious shelter made for me;
Cleansed and purified from sin,
Thou didst freely take me in.
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When the surging billows roll,
There’s a calm within my soul;
While my trust in Thee is stayed,
I shall never be afraid.
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Rock of safety—blest abode,
Hid away with Christ in God;
Nothing can I want beside,
For my soul is satisfied.
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When this earthly house shall fall,
And my days are numbered all;
Then my house not made with hands,
Evermore in glory stands.
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Then, dear Jesus, keep me hid,
That I e’er be found amid
Choicest jewels of Thy care,
When in glory I appear.
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