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Text:God, Our Refuge
Author:Isaac Watts
Tune:MILLER
Composer:Carl P. E. Bach

782. God, Our Refuge

1. God is the refuge of his saints
When storms of sharp distress invade
Ere we can offer our complaints,
Behold him present with his aid.

2. Loud may the troubled ocean roar;
In sacred peace our souls abide;
While ev'ry nation, ev'ry shore,
Trembles, and dreads the swelling tide.

3. Zion enjoys her Monarch's love,
Secure against a threat'ning hour;
Nor can her firm foundation move,
Built on his truth, and armed with pow'r.

Text Information
First Line: God is the refuge of his saints
Title: God, Our Refuge
Author: Isaac Watts
Language: English
Publication Date: 1908
Topic: God: God Our Helper
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: MILLER
Composer: Carl P. E. Bach
Meter: L. M.
Key: E♭ Major
Notes: Public Domain.



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