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We hope you will enjoy and sing along with the congregation as they sing this beloved old hymn, first published in 1787, in John Rippon’s “A Selection of Hymns.”
How Firm a Foundation
Author Unknown
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,
To you who for refuge to Jesus have fled?
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, omnipotent hand.
When through fiery trials thy pathway shall lie,
My grace, all sufficient, shall be thy supply;
The flame shall not hurt thee; I only design
Thy dross to consume, and thy gold to refine.
The soul that on Jesus hath leaned for repose,
I will not, I will not desert to its foes;
That soul, though all hell should endeavor to shake,
I'll never, no, never, no, never forsake.
The lyrics of this hymn are attributed simply to “K—,” who apparently wanted to remain anonymous, and has never been identified. (Two other hymns in the collection bear the same mark, “In Songs of Sublime Adoration and Praise,” and “The Bible is justly esteemed.”)
Capac Bible Church is an old fashioned preaching, Bible believing, hymn singing, KJV church located in beautiful Saint Clair County in Southeast Michigan.
Visit our internet site at capacbible.org
If God has blessed you in some way through this ministry, your financial support would be most welcome, and would be greatly appreciated. We cannot do what we do without the faithful support of God’s people. Thank you, and God bless you!
Capac Bible Church
PO Box 154
Capac, Michigan 48014
Mieczkowski Family CDs are available at mieczkowskifamily.com
We hope you will enjoy and sing along with the congregation as they sing this beloved old hymn, first published in 1787, in John Rippon’s “A Selection of Hymns.”
How Firm a Foundation
Author Unknown
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,
To you who for refuge to Jesus have fled?
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, omnipotent hand.
When through fiery trials thy pathway shall lie,
My grace, all sufficient, shall be thy supply;
The flame shall not hurt thee; I only design
Thy dross to consume, and thy gold to refine.
The soul that on Jesus hath leaned for repose,
I will not, I will not desert to its foes;
That soul, though all hell should endeavor to shake,
I'll never, no, never, no, never forsake.
The lyrics of this hymn are attributed simply to “K—,” who apparently wanted to remain anonymous, and has never been identified. (Two other hymns in the collection bear the same mark, “In Songs of Sublime Adoration and Praise,” and “The Bible is justly esteemed.”)
Capac Bible Church is an old fashioned preaching, Bible believing, hymn singing, KJV church located in beautiful Saint Clair County in Southeast Michigan.
Visit our internet site at capacbible.org
If God has blessed you in some way through this ministry, your financial support would be most welcome, and would be greatly appreciated. We cannot do what we do without the faithful support of God’s people. Thank you, and God bless you!
Capac Bible Church
PO Box 154
Capac, Michigan 48014
Mieczkowski Family CDs are available at mieczkowskifamily.com
