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We Have an Anchor

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Will your anchor hold in the storms of life

Author: Priscilla J. Owens (1882)
Tune: WILL YOUR ANCHOR HOLD
Published in 173 hymnals

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1 Will your anchor hold in the storms of life,
when the clouds unfold their wings of strife?
When the strong tides lift, and the cables strain,
will your anchor drift, or firm remain?

Refrain:
We have an anchor that keeps the soul
steadfast and sure while the billows roll;
fastened to the Rock which cannot move,
grounded firm and deep in the Savior’s love.

2 It is safely moored; 'twill the storm withstand,
for 'tis well-secured by the Savior's hand.
Though the tempest rage and the wild winds blow,
not an angry wave shall our boat o'erflow.
[Refrain]

3 When our eyes behold through the gath'ring night
the city of gold, our harbor bright,
we shall anchor fast by the heav'nly shore,
with the storms all past forevermore. [Refrain]

Source: Our Great Redeemer's Praise #353

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Author: Priscilla J. Owens

Owens, Priscilla Jane, was born July 21, 1829, of Scotch and Welsh descent, and is now (1906) resident at Baltimore, where she is engaged in public-school work. For 50 years Miss Owen has interested herself in Sunday-school work, and most of her hymns were written for children's services. Her hymn in the Scotch Church Hymnary, 1898, "We have heard a joyful sound" (Missions), was written for a Sunday-school Mission Anniversary, and the words were adapted to the chorus "Vive le Roi" in the opera The Huguenots. [Rev. James Bonar, M.A.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix II (1907)… Go to person page >

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First Line: Will your anchor hold in the storms of life
Title: We Have an Anchor
Author: Priscilla J. Owens (1882)
Meter: 10.9.10.9 with refrain
Language: English
Refrain First Line: We have an anchor that keeps the soul
Publication Date: 1882
Notes: Spanish translation: See "Cuando sopla airada la tempestad" by Vicente Mendoza
Copyright: Public Domain
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