O Safe to the Rock That Is Higher Than I

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O safe to the Rock that is higher than I

Author: W. O. Cushing (1876)
Tune: HIDING IN THEE (Sankey)
Published in 242 hymnals

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1 O safe to the Rock that is higher than I,
my soul in its conflicts and sorrows would fly.
So sinful, so weary, Thine, Thine would I be.
Thou blest Rock of Ages, I'm hiding in Thee.

Refrain:
Hiding in Thee, hiding in Thee,
Thou blest Rock of Ages, I'm hiding in Thee.

2 In the calm of the noontide, in sorrow's lone hour;
in times when temptation casts o'er me its pow'r,
in the tempests of life, on its wide, heaving sea,
Thou blest Rock of Ages, I'm hiding in Thee. [Refrain]

3 How oft in the conflict, when pressed by the foe,
I've fled to my Refuge and breathed out my woe.
How often, when trials like sea billows roll,
I've hidden in Thee, O Thou Rock of my soul. [Refrain]

Source: Our Great Redeemer's Praise #356

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Author: W. O. Cushing

Rv William Orcutt Cushing USA 1823-1902. Born at Hingham, MA, he read the Bible as a teenager and became a follower of the Orthodox Christian school of thought. At age 18 he decided to become a minister, following in his parents theology. His first pastorate was at the Christian Church, Searsburg, NY. He married Hena Proper in 1854. She was a great help to him throughout his ministry. He ministered at several NY locations over the years, including Searsburg, Auburn, Brookley, Buffalo, and Sparta. Hena died in 1870, and he returned to Searsburg, again serving as pastor there. Working diligently with the Sunday school, he was dearly beloved by young and old. Soon after, he developed a creeping paralysis that caused him to lose his… Go to person page >

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First Line:	O safe to the Rock that is higher than I
Title:	O Safe to the Rock That Is Higher Than I
Author:	W. O. Cushing (1876)
Meter:	11.11.11.11 with refrain
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Hiding in Thee
Copyright:	Public Domain

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Tune

HIDING IN THEE (Sankey)

Ira David Sankey (b. Edinburgh, PA, 1840; d. Brooklyn, NY, 1908) composed HIDING IN THEE (also known as SANKEY) and first published it in Welcome Tidings (1887), compiled by Lowry, Doane (PHH 473), and Sankey. It was set to the text "O Safe to the Rock That Is Higher than I." The four lines of HIDIN…

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