The Cyber Hymnal ‎#5873

5873. Safe in Jehovah's Keeping

1. Safe in Jehovah’s keeping,
Led by His glorious arm,
God is Himself my refuge,
A present help from harm.
Fears may at times distress me,
Griefs may my soul annoy;
God is my strength and portion,
God my exceeding joy.

Refrain
Safe in Jehovah’s keeping,
Led by His glorious arm,
God is Himself my refuge,
A present help from harm.

2. Safe in Jehovah’s keeping,
Safe in temptation’s hour,
Safe in the midst of perils,
Kept by almighty power.
Safe when the tempest rages,
Safe though the night be long;
E’en when my sky is darkest
God is my strength and song. [Refrain]

3. Sure is Jehovah’s promise,
Naught can my hope assail;
Here is my soul’s sure anchor,
Entered within the veil.
Blest in His love eternal,
What can I want beside!
Safe through the blood that cleanseth,
Safe in the Christ that died. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Safe in Jehovah's keeping
• Title: Safe in Jehovah's Keeping
• Author: Robert Anderson (1899)
• Refrain First Line: Safe in Jehovah's keeping
• Language: English
• Source: The Buddha of Christendom (London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1899), pages 312-3
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Anderson wrote these words as an alternative to Fanny Crosby's "Safe in the Arms of Jesus." Alternate tune: SAFE IN THE ARMS OF JESUS, W. Howard Doane, 1868

Tune Information

• Name: [Safe in Jehovah's keeping]
• Composer: Daniel Brink Towner (1912)
• Incipit: 17656 33176 56421
• Key: C Major
• Source: Songs of the Great Salvation, by William M. Runyan & Daniel Towner (Wichita, Kansas: The Runyan Music Publishing Company, circa 1919)
• Copyright: Public Domain