Scripture Verse

The Lord is good, a refuge in times of trouble. Nahum 1:7

Introduction

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Charles Wesley (1707–1788)

Words: Charles Wes­ley, Hymns and Sac­red Po­ems 1749.

Music: St. Pe­ters­burg at­trib­ut­ed to Dmi­tri S. Bor­tn­ia­nsky, 1825 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Dmitri S. Bortniansky (1752–1825)

Lyrics

Thou hid­den source of calm re­pose,
Thou all suf­fi­cient love di­vine,
My help and re­fuge from my foes,
Secure I am if Thou art mine;
And lo! from sin and grief and shame
I hide me, Je­sus, in Thy name.

Thy migh­ty name sal­va­tion is,
And keeps my hap­py soul above;
Comfort it brings, and pow­er and peace,
And joy and ev­er­last­ing love;
To me with Thy dear name are giv­en
Pardon and ho­li­ness and Hea­ven.

Jesus, my all in all Thou art,
My rest in toil, my ease in pain,
The hea­ling of my brok­en heart,
In war my peace, in loss my gain,
My smile be­neath the ty­rant’s frown,
In shame my glo­ry and my crown.

In want my plen­ti­ful sup­ply,
In weak­ness my al­migh­ty pow­er,
In bonds my per­fect li­ber­ty,
My light in Sa­tan’s dark­est hour,
In grief my joy un­speak­able,
My life in death, my Hea­ven in hell.