Hymns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ‎#124

124. Be Still, My Soul

1. Be still, my soul: The Lord is on thy side;
With patience bear thy cross of grief or pain.
Leave to thy God to order and provide;
In ev’ry change he faithful will remain.
Be still, my soul: Thy best, thy heav’nly Friend
Thru thorny ways leads to a joyful end.

2. Be still, my soul: Thy God doth undertake
To guide the future as he has the past.
Thy hope, thy confidence let nothing shake;
All now mysterious shall be bright at last.
Be still, my soul: The waves and winds still know
His voice who ruled them while he dwelt below.

3. Be still, my soul: The hour is hast’ning on
When we shall be forever with the Lord,
When disappointment, grief, and fear are gone,
Sorrow forgot, love’s purest joys restored.
Be still, my soul: When change and tears are past,
All safe and blessed we shall meet at last.

Text Information

• First Line: Be still, my soul: The Lord is on thy side
• Title: Be Still, My Soul
• Author: Katharina von Schlegel, b. 1697
• Translator: Jane Borthwick, 1813–1897
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1985
• Scripture:
  Psalm 37:3-9
• Topic: Assurance; Comfort; Encouragement; Faith; Funeral; Guidance; Hope; Patience; Peace; Prayer and Supplication; Trials
• Notes: Additional scripture reference from LDS canon: Doctrine and Covenants 101:14-16, 35-38.

Tune Information

• Name: [Be still, my soul: The Lord is on thy side]
• Composer: Jean Sibelius
• Key: F Major or modal
• Copyright: © 1900 by Breitkopf and Härtel.; Arr. © 1933 by the Presbyterian Board of Christian Education; renewed 1961; from "The Hymnal." Used by permission of The Westminster Press, Philadelphia, PA. Making copies without permission of the copyright owner is prohibited.