My Anchor Holds (Burgess)

When the waves are roll­ing fast

And I face the threat­en­ing blast

And a dark

for­bid­ding cloud my bark en­folds;

Tho’ the bil­lows round me roll

There’s a calm with­in my soul;

Hallelujah! praise the Lord

my an­chor holds.

I can face the tem­pest’s shock

For I’m an­chored to the Rock

And His migh­ty arm my fee­ble strength up­holds;

Tho’ the bil­lows round me roll

There’s a calm with­in my soul;

Hallelujah! praise the Lord

my an­chor holds.

Satan tries by ev­ery art

And with ma­ny a fie­ry dart

To af­fright me from the Christ my faith be­holds;

But I trust Him more and more

And I’ve proved Him o’er and o’er;

Hallelujah! praise the Lord

my an­chor holds.

I am wait­ing for a day

When the storms have passed away

And the hav­en of sweet rest my eye be­holds;

When my voy­age is com­plete

And I bow at Je­sus’ feet;

Praise the Lord for­ev­er­more

my an­chor holds.