Latter-Day Saints Congregational Hymns ‎#53

53. How Firm a Foundation

1. How firm a foundation, ye Saints of the Lord,
Is laid for your faith in His excellent word!
What more can He say than to you He hath said,
You who unto Jesus, you who unto Jesus,
You who unto Jesus for refuge have fled?

2. In ev'ry condition, in sickness, in health,
In poverty's vale or abounding in wealth,
At home or abroad, on the land or the sea,
As thy days may demand, as thy days may demand,
As thy days may demand, so thy succor shall be.

3. Fear not, I am with thee, O be not dismayed,
For I am thy God, and will still give thee aid;
I'll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand,
Upheld by my righteous, upheld by my righteous,
Upheld by my righteous, omnipotent hand.

4. When thro' the deep waters I call thee to go,
The rivers of sorrow shall not thee o'erflow,
For I will be with thee, thy troubles to bless,
And sanctify to thee, and sanctify to thee,
And sanctify to thee thy deepest distress.

5. The soul that on Jesus hath leaned for repose
I will not, I cannot, desert to his foes;
That soul, tho' all hell should endeavor to shake,
I'll never, no never, I'll never, no never,
I'll never, no never, no never forsake!

Text Information

• First Line: How firm a foundation, ye Saints of the Lord
• Title: How Firm a Foundation
• Author: Kirkham
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1919

Tune Information

• Name: [How firm a foundation, ye Saints of the Lord]
• Incipit: 51135 56543 51511
• Key: B♭ Major