Worship — Attributes and Providence of God
God is the refuge of his saints
- No. 51
- Metre L. M.
- Tune MILLER.
- Words Isaac Watts.
- Music Carl P. E. Bach.
- Key E-flat major
- Singing key E♭ major
- Time 3/4
- 5 stanzas
Words
⤢ Full screenGod is the refuge of his saints
When storms of sharp distress invade:
Ere we can offer our complaints,
Behold him present with his aid.
Loud may the troubled ocean roar;
In sacred peace our souls abide;
While every nation, every shore,
Trembles, and dreads the swelling tide.
There is a stream whose gentle flow
Supplies the city of our God,
Life, love, and joy, still gliding through,
And watering our divine abode.
That sacred stream, thy holy word,
Our grief allays, our fear controls;
Sweet peace thy promises afford,
And give new strength to fainting souls.
Zion enjoys her Monarch's love,
Secure against a threatening hour;
Nor can her firm foundation move,
Built on his truth, and armed with power.
About this hymn
As printed As printed: hymn number «51», tune name «MILLER. L. M.» centred over the music, «CARL P. E. BACH.» at the right (capitals and small capitals); running head «WORSHIP—ATTRIBUTES AND PROVIDENCE OF GOD.». Stanza 1 is interlinear, between the staves, one line per system, with «1.» before «God»; the print sets it «ref - uge», «dis-tress», «in - vade:», «of - fer», «complaints,» (one word under two notes), «Be-hold», «pres- ent». Stanzas 2–5 are printed as text in the left column below the music, under the reference line «316, 58, 197.» in italics (= may also be sung to the tunes of hymns 316, 58 or 197); «Isaac Watts.» in italics after stanza 5. The print sets a thin space before «;» («roar ;», «abide ;», «controls ;», «hour ;»); it is closed up here. Lines 2 and 4 of stanzas 2–5 are indented in the print. Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's. No punctuation after «saints» at the end of line 1 (as printed under the staves).
- Source
- The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
- Where
- Worship — Attributes and Providence of God · No. 51 · printed page 21
- Checked
- score verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-09-25
