1987 Song Book
Home653: How Firm A Foundation, Ye Saints Of The Lord
| Meter: | 11.11.11.11. |
| Book: | 1987 Song Book |
| Chapter: | Means of Grace |
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:
*Chorus
No, never alone, no, never alone,
He promised he never would leave me,
Never, no never, alone.
2.
Fear not, I am with thee, O be not dismayed,
For I am thy God, I will still give thee aid!
I'll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand,
Upheld by my gracious, omnipotent hand.
3.
When through the deep waters I call thee to go,
The rivers of grief shall not thee overflow,
For I will be with thee thy trials to bless,
And sanctify to thee thy deepest distress.
4.
When through fiery trials thy pathway shall lie,
My grace all-sufficient shall be thy supply;
The flames shall not hurt thee; I only design
Thy dross to consume, and thy gold to refine.
5.
The soul that on Jesus hath leaned for repose,
I will not, I will not, desert to its foes;
That soul, though all Hell should endeavor to shake,
I'll never, no never, no never forsake.
How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord
chorus: Eliza E. Hewitt (1851-1920) The verses, headed 'Exceeding great and precious promises'(2 Peter 1:4), appeared in A Selection of Hymns from the Best authors,1787, compiled by John Rippon. The second and sixth verses have now been omitted. The hymn, which was signed with the initial 'K-', has subsequently been attributed to Kirkham, Richard Keen or George Keith, but without any satisfactory evidence. A note in the preface stated, 'In most places, where the Names of the authors were known, they are put at full Length, but the Hymns which are not so distinguished, or which have only a single Letter prefixed to them, were, many of them composed by a Person unknown,or else have undergone some considerable Alterations'. The chorus is from a song beginning 'Fear not, I am with Thee', in Songs of Grace and truth 1899, compiled by G. A. Collin.
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976 - 1987 Tune Book
976: How Firm A Foundation
| Book: | 1987 Tune Book |
| Composer: | Early American Melody |
| Lyricist: | Early American Melody |
| Key: | A♭ |
| Alt. Key: | -- |
| Tempo: | 76 |
| Capo: | -- |
| Metronome: |  = 76 |
| Meter: | 11.11.11.11. |
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565 - 1987 Tune Book
565: My Jesus, I Love Thee
| Book: | 1987 Tune Book |
| Composer: | J. Ellis |
| Lyricist: | J. Ellis |
| Key: | A♭ |
| Alt. Key: | -- |
| Tempo: | 96 |
| Capo: | -- |
| Metronome: | ♩ = 96 |
| Meter: | 11.11.11.11. |
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566 - 1987 Tune Book
566: No, Never Alone
| Book: | 1987 Tune Book |
| Composer: | J . and W. White |
| Lyricist: | J . and W. White |
| Key: | B♭ |
| Alt. Key: | -- |
| Tempo: | 66 |
| Capo: | -- |
| Metronome: | ♩ = 66 |
| Meter: | 11.11.11.11. |
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569 - 1987 Tune Book
569: St. Denio
| Book: | 1987 Tune Book |
| Composer: | Welsh hymn melody |
| Lyricist: | Welsh hymn melody |
| Key: | A♭ |
| Alt. Key: | -- |
| Tempo: | 108 |
| Capo: | -- |
| Metronome: | ♩ = 108 |
| Meter: | 11.11.11.11. |
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