Scripture Verse

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

Introduction

Words: Lau­ra E. New­ell, in Ech­oes of Re­demp­tion, by Charles L. Moore & Friend S. Ro­bin­son (Ma­ri­on, Ohio: Moore & Ro­bin­son, 1893), num­ber 36.

Music: Ham­lin E. Cogs­well (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Cog­swell (or bet­ter one of New­ell) (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

portrait
Laura E. Newell (1854–1916)

Lyrics

In the Rock I’m safe­ly rest­ing,
Storms may beat, and tem­pests rave,
But se­cure I stand un­daunt­ed,
Christ will shel­ter, He will save.
While the bil­lows in their fu­ry
Madly dash, and break­ers roar,
Closer still I’ll cling to Je­sus,
He’s my re­fuge ev­er­more.

Refrain

In the Rock, the Rock Christ Je­sus,
Firm I stand thro’ storm and sun,
Naught on earth hath pow­er to harm me,
’Till the vic­to­ry is won;
He is mine, I’m His for­ev­er,
By His pre­sence I am blest;
He will guide me, gent­ly guide me,
To the bliss­ful vales of rest.

In the bless­èd Rock I’m rest­ing,
He’s the an­chor of my soul;
And tho’ lives are filled with ang­uish,
Broken hearts doth He make whole.
Christ will bless and not for­sake me,
He’s my com­fort and my stay;
With His ten­der hand so lov­ing,
He doth wipe my tears away.

Refrain

In the Rock I’m safe­ly rest­ing,
Now the ev­en­ing sha­dows near,
As a man­tle shroud my path­way,
But I do not feel a fear;
He is mine, I’m His for­ev­er;
By His pre­sence I am blest,
He will guide me, gent­ly guide me
To the bliss­ful isles of rest.

Refrain