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

God is the refuge of his saintsWhen 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 flowSupplies 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).