How Firm A Foundation
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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 hath fled.
"Fear not, I am with thee, O be not dismayed,
For I am your 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 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 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 his foes;
That soul, though all hell should endeavor to shake,
I'll never, no never, no never forsake!"
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Readable chord sheet for How Firm A Foundation by Hymn
[G]How firm a [Em]foundation, y[G]e saints of t[D]he Lord, Is l[G]aid f[C]or your f[G]aith [Em]in His [G]exce[D]ll[D7]ent wo[G]rd! Wh[G]at m[Em]ore can He [C]say than to y[G]ou He hath s[D]aid, To y[G]ou w[C]ho for r[G]efu[Em]ge to [G]Je[D]su[D7]s hath f[G]led. "Fear[G] not, I am [Em]with thee, O [G]be not dismay[D]ed, For [G]I am [C]your God,[G] and [Em]will st[G]ill [D]gi[D7]ve the[G]e aid; I'[G]ll s[Em]trengthen thee, h[C]elp thee and ca[G]use thee to [D]stand, Uphe[G]ld by My rig[C]hteous, [G]omn[Em]ipoten[G]t [D]ha[D7]nd." [G] "When[G] through the deep w[Em]aters I call [G]thee to go, [D] The [G]rivers of sor[C]row shall[G] not [Em]overflo[G]w; [D] [D7] [G] Fo[G]r I [Em]will be wit[C]h thee, thy t[G]roubles to b[D]less, And [G]sanc[C]tify to [G]the[Em]e thy [G]de[D]ep[D7]est dist[G]ress." "When[G] through fi[Em]ery trials th[G]y pathway sha[D]ll lie, My g[G]race,[C] all suff[G]icien[Em]t shall[G] be [D]th[D7]y supp[G]ly; Th[G]e fl[Em]ame shall not hur[C]t thee; I only [G]design[D] Thy [G]dros[C]s to con[G]sume, [Em]and th[G]y [D]go[D7]ld to re[G]fine." "The [G]soul that o[Em]n Jesus hath [G]leaned for re[D]pose, I wi[G]ll no[C]t, I will[G] not [Em]desert [G]to h[D]is[D7] foes;[G] Th[G]at s[Em]oul, though[C] all hell sho[G]uld endeavor[D] to shake, I'll[G] nev[C]er, no n[G]eve[Em]r, no [G]ne[D]ve[D7]r forsak[G]e!"