19 October 2008
Sharon’s Sunday Blog
Posted by Joy Bischoff under: Guest Blogger .
Guest Blog by Sharon Anderson
Building our lives on the firm foundation of Jesus Christ
May this day be one of rest from the cares of the world, a day of gratitude for His blessings. May we rejoice in the promises of the Lord and remember to build our lives on the His firm foundation.
(Due to a YouTube glitch, this video of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir will not load but it is a powerful and beautiful rendition of How Firm a Foundation that we recommend you to click on and hear.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sh9jziBLm8g
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 Savior for refuge hath fled?
In ev’ry condition–in sickness, in health,
In poverty’s vale or abounding in wealth,
At home or abroad, on the land or the sea—
As thy days may demand, so thy succor shall be.
“Fear not, I am with thee, oh, be not dismayed,
For I am thy 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 trouble 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 harm thee; I only design
Thy 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.”
Attr. To Robert Keen, ca. 1787
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