How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord

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,Who unto the Saviour for refuge have fled?

"Fear not, I am with thee; O be not dismayed;For I am thy God, and will still give thee aidI 'll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand,Upheld by my righteous, omnipotent hand.

"When through the deep waters I call thee to go,The rivers of sorrow shall not overflow;For I will be with thee, thy troubles to bless,And sanctify to thee thy deepest distress.

"When through fiery trials thy pathway shall lie,My grace all-sufficient shall be thy supply;The flame shall not hurt thee; I only designThy dross to consume, and thy gold to refine.

"The soul that on Jesus doth lean for repose,I will not, I will not, desert to his foes;That soul, though all hell should endeavor to shake,I 'll never—no never—no never forsake."