Be Still My Soul

"Let be and be still, and know that I am God.

 I will be exalted among the nations!

I will be exalted in the earth!

The Lord of hosts is with us; 

the God of Jacob is our Refuge,

our High Tower and Stronghold.

Psalm 46:10-11

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Be still my soul; the Lord is on thy side;

Bear patiently the cross of grief or pain;

Leave to thy God to order and provide;

In every change He faithful will remain.

Be still, my soul: thy best thy heavenly Friend

Through thorny ways leads to a joyful end.

Be still my soul: thy God doth undertake

To guide the future as He has the past.

Thy hope, thy confidence let nothing shake;

And now mysterious shall be bright at last

Be still, my soul: the waves and winds still know 

His voice who ruled them while He dwelt below.

Be still, my soul: the hour is hastening on

When we shall be forever with the Lord,

When disappointment, grief, and fear are gone,

Sorrow forgot, love's purest joys restored.

Be still my soul: when change and tears are past,

All safe and blessed we shall meet at last.

"Be Still My Soul"

Katharina Amalia Dorothea Von Schlegel

(1697-1768)

German hymn writer