Scripture Verse

I will put you in a cleft in the rock and cover you with My hand until I have passed by. Exodus 33:22

Introduction

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Fanny Crosby (1820–1915)

Words: Fan­ny Cros­by, in The Fin­est of the Wheat, No. 1 (Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois: Ro­bert R. Mc­Cabe, 1890).

Music: Seoul Will­iam J. Kirk­pat­rick (🔊 pdf nwc).

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William J. Kirkpatrick (1838–1921)

Lyrics

A won­der­ful Sav­ior is Je­sus my Lord,
A won­der­ful Sav­ior to me;
He hid­eth my soul in the cleft of the rock,
Where ri­vers of plea­sure I see.

Refrain

He hid­eth my soul in the cleft of the rock
That sha­dows a dry, thirs­ty land;
He hid­eth my life with the depths of His love,
And cov­ers me there with His hand,
And cov­ers me there with His hand.

A won­der­ful Sav­ior is Je­sus my Lord,
He tak­eth my bur­den away;
He hold­eth me up, and I shall not be moved,
He giveth me strength as my day.

Refrain

With num­ber­less bless­ings each mo­ment He crowns,
And filled with His full­ness di­vine,
I sing in my rap­ture, oh, glo­ry to God
For such a Re­deem­er as mine!

Refrain

When clothed in His bright­ness, trans­port­ed I rise
To meet Him in clouds of the sky,
His per­fect sal­va­tion, His won­der­ful love
I’ll shout with the mill­ions on high.

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