How Firm A Foundation

1. How firm a foun- da- tion, ye saints of the Lord, Is laid for your faith in His ex- cel- lent Word! What more can He say than to you He hath said, You, who un- to Je- sus for re- fuge have fled?

2. In ev- ery con- di- tion, in sick- ness, in health; In po- ver- ty's vale, or a- bound- ing in wealth; At home and a- broad, on the land, on the sea, As thy days de- mand, shall thy strength ev- er be.

3. Fear not, I am with thee, O be not dis- mayed, For I am thy God and will still give thee aid; I'll strength- en and help thee, and cause thee to stand Up- held by My right- eous, om- ni- po- tent hand.

4. When through the deep wa- ters I call thee to go, The ri- vers of woe shall not thee o- ver- flow; For I will be with thee, thy trou- bles to bless, And sanc- ti- fy to thee thy deep- est dis- tress.

5. When through fie- ry tri- als thy path- ways shall lie, My grace, all su- ffic- ient, shall be thy sup- ply; The flame shall not hurt thee; I on- ly de- sign Thy dross to con- sume, and thy gold to re- fine.