Adventist Pioneer Library

The Christian — Trust and Resignation

Thou Refuge of my soul

  • No. 734
  • Words Anne Steele.
  • 4 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

Thou Refuge of my soul,On thee, when sorrows rise,On thee, when waves of trouble roll,My fainting hope relies.

2

To thee I tell my grief,For thou alone canst heal;Thy word can bring a sweet reliefFor every pain I feel.

3

But O, when doubts prevail,I fear to call thee mine;The springs of comfort seem to fail,And all my hopes decline.

4

Yet, Lord, where shall I flee?Thou art my only trust;And still my soul would cleave to thee,Though prostrate in the dust.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «734» (large) at the head of the right column of p. 238, below the music of hymn 732, with the italic reference line «89, 736, 558.» beside it (= sing to the tunes of hymns 89, 736 or 558); four stanzas of four lines, numbered «1»–«4» without periods (written «1.»–«4.» here, as in the other deliveries of this book); lines 2 and 4 of each stanza indented; «Anne Steele.» in italics, right-aligned, after stanza 4. The first word «THOU» is set in capitals and small capitals (written «Thou» here). The print sets a thin space before «;» and «?» («heal ;», «mine ;», «flee ?», «trust ;»); it is closed up here. No meter is printed (the text is S. M., 6.6.8.6, like the three reference tunes). Spelling, punctuation and capitals («Refuge») are the print's.

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
The Christian — Trust and Resignation · No. 734 · printed page 238
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-02