Psalms and Hymns to the Living God ‎#46B

46B. God Is the Refuge of His Saints

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 Let mountains from their seats be hurled
down to the deep, and buried there,
convulsions shake the solid world,
our faith shall never yield to fear.

3 Loud may the troubled ocean roar;
in sacred peace our souls abide,
while every nation, every shore,
trembles, and dreads the swelling tide.

4 There is a stream, whose gentle flow
supplies the city of our God;
life, love, and joy, still gliding through,
and wat'ring our divine abode.

5 That sacred stream, Thy holy Word,
our grief allays, our fear controls;
sweet peace Thy promises afford,
and give new strength to fainting souls.

6 Zion enjoys her Monarch's love,
secure against a threat'ning hour;
nor can her firm foundations move,
built on His truth, and armed with pow'r.

Text Information

• First Line: God is the refuge of His saints
• Title: God Is the Refuge of His Saints
• Author: Isaac Watts (1719)
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2023
• Scripture:
  Psalm 46
• Topic: Dedication

Tune Information

• Name: TRURO
• Meter: LM
• Key: C Major
• Source: Thomas William's Psalmodia Evangelica, 1789