1 There stands a Rock amid the waves,
O mariner, be not afraid;
When surges roll He sweetly saves:
In His dear name, be not afraid.
Refrain:
There is a Rock amid the waves,
A mighty Rock amid the waves;
O, hallelujah, how He saves,
This blessed Rock amid the waves.
2 When clouds are dense around your bark,
And when the wind in anger raves,
Sail on and trust, nor fear the dark,
There is a Rock amid the waves. [Refrain]
3 When wild winds rave and billows roll,
There’s safety near the One who saves;
For every loving, trusting soul,
There is a Rock amid the waves. [Refrain]
4 Are you upon the sea alone?
Friends gone whose love your sad heart craves?
He sees the teardrops of His own,
This blessed Rock amid the waves. [Refrain]
5 We’ll reach the harbor some glad day,
Where dwell the hosts He sweetly saves,
Where all the tears are wiped away,
By this great Rock among the waves. [Refrain]
Source: The Cyber Hymnal #16032
Harriet E. Rice Jones, 1823-1915
Born: April 18, 1823, Pompey Hollow, Onondaga County, New York.
Died: 1915, Binghamton, New York.
Buried: Oran Community Church Cemetery, Pompey, Onondaga County, New York.
Daughter of Eleazer Rice, Jones lived in Onondaga County, New York. Her girlhood was spent on a farm, receiving what education the country schools and one term at high school could provide. She was always fond of reading, and was a great singer, with a clear ringing voice. On July 7, 1844, she married a son of Rev. Zenas Jones; her husband died in 1879. Her song writing career began when her poetry came to the attention of Dr. M. J. Mun… Go to person page >
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