Timeless Truths ‎#243

243. Like a Rock in the Billows

1 Like a rock in the billows I would stable be,
Till the storm is overpast;
Then I long to harbor, Lord, with Thee,
In my heav’nly home at last.

Refrain:
If I trust in Jesus, and obey His word,
If I lean upon His breast;
If I keep low down at His feet, I know
He will give me peace and rest.

2 Like a rock in the billows I would never yield
To the angry tossing wave;
I would cling to Christ, my sun and shield,
For His pow’r alone can save. [Refrain]

3 Like a rock in the billows of a boiling sea,
When its waters leap and foam,
I would rest secure, my Lord, in Thee,
Till the trumpet calls me home. [Refrain]

4 Like a rock in the billows I would fearless stand,
And defy the threat’ning blast;
For the Savior holds me by the hand,
Till the raging storm is past. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Like a rock in the billows I would stable be
• Title: Like a Rock in the Billows
• Author: B. E. W. (1900)
• Refrain First Line: If I trust in Jesus, and obey His word
• Meter: 11.7.9.7.11.7.11.7
• Scripture:
  Psalm 27:5
• Topic: Steadfastness
• Source: Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/Like_a_Rock_in_the_Billows); The Gospel Trumpet Company, Hymnal of the Church of God, 1953 (215); Faith Publishing House, Evening Light Songs, 1949, edited 1987 (133); The Gospel Trump

Tune Information

• Name: [Like a rock in the billows I would stable be]
• Composer: Barney E. Warren (1900)
• Meter: 11.7.9.7.11.7.11.7
• Key: A♭ Major
• Source: Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/Like_a_Rock_in_the_Billows); The Gospel Trumpet Company, Hymnal of the Church of God, 1953 (215); Faith Publishing House, Evening Light Songs, 1949, edited 1987 (133); The Gospel Trump