How firm a foundation (Alternate Tune)

How firm a foundation

ye saints of the Lord

Is laid for your faith in His excellent word!

What more can He say than to you He hath said

To you who for refuge to Jesus have fled?

“Fear not

I am with thee

O be not dismayed

For I am thy God

and will still give thee aid;

I’ll strengthen thee

help thee

and cause thee to stand

Upheld by My righteous

omnipotent hand.”

“When through the deep waters I call thee to go

The rivers of sorrow shall not overflow;

For I will be with thee

thy troubles to bless

And sanctify to thee thy deepest distress.”

“When through fiery trials thy pathway shall lie

My grace

all sufficient

shall be thy supply;

The flame shall not hurt thee; I only design

Thy dross to consume

and thy gold to refine.”

“E’en down to old age all My people shall prove

My sovereign

eternal

unchangeable love;

And then

when grey hairs shall their temples adorn

Like lambs they shall still in My bosom be borne.”

“The soul that on Jesus hath leaned for repose

I will not

I will not desert to his foes;

That soul

though all hell should endeavor to shake

I’ll never

no

never

no

never forsake!”