The Cyber Hymnal ‎#2411

2411. The Higher Rock

1. Lead me to the rock that’s higher
Than the rock poor self can show;
Lead me to its perfect shelter,
The strong tower from every foe.

Refrain
In the higher rock I’m trusting,
Restful, peaceful, saved and free,
’Tis the tested rock of ages,
Its dear shadow shelters me.

2. Yes, the higher rock so towering
Gives, amid life’s rudest storms,
Perfect refuge, surest safety,
Sweetest rest amid alarms. [Refrain]

3. ’Tis the higher rock that gives me
Faith’s glad strength for every hour;
Oh to measure all its gladness,
All its preciousness of power! [Refrain]

4. ’Tis the higher rock sustains me
Joyously from day to day;
Lifting heart, and soul, and spirit,
To the purer, holier way. [Refrain]

5. ’Tis the higher rock that saves me,
’Tis the higher rock I’ve found,
Where abide the crowning graces—
Faith and hope and love abound. [Refrain]

6. So will I sing praises to Thee—
For Thy wondrous power to save;
Daily ’neath Thy shadow resting,
Till the victor’s palm I wave. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Lead me to the rock that's higher
• Title: The Higher Rock
• Author: Lewis Hartsough, 1828-1919
• Refrain First Line: In the higher rock I'm trusting
• Meter: 87.87 D
• Language: English
• Source: Sacred Songs and Solos, by Ira D. Sankey, 1878
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: AUTUMN, François H. Barthélémon, 1785; HERE IS LOVE, Robert Lowry, 1876; TARRY WITH ME, F. S. Shepard, 1900

Tune Information

• Name: HARTSOUGH
• Composer: Lewis Hartsough, 1828-1919
• Meter: 87.87 D
• Incipit: 12134 55665 65321
• Key: E♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain