Scripture Verse

We have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace. Ephesians 1:7

Introduction

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Victor H. Benke (1872–1904)

Words: Fan­ny Cros­by, in Young Peo­ple’s Songs of Praise, ed­it­ed by Ira D. San­key (Chi­cago, Il­linois: Big­low & Main, 1902), num­ber 94. This source gives the au­thor as Vic­tor­ia Stu­art, one of Fan­ny’s pseu­do­nyms. Lat­er pub­lished in­stanc­es of the song (at least sev­en) ident­i­fy the au­thor as Fan­ny Cro­sby.

Music: Bo­lu Vic­tor H. Ben­ke, 1902 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Fanny Crosby (1820–1915)

Lyrics

O Thou Rock of my sal­va­tion,
Hope and re­fuge of my soul,
Thou wilt hide me when the tem­pest
And the stor­my bil­lows roll.

Refrain

I will sing of Thy re­demp­tion
And pro­claim the won­drous grace
That be­yond the vale and sha­dow
Has pre­pared for me a place.

Thou who didst so kind­ly watch me,
Ere my heart to Thee I gave,
Thou whose love has paid my ran­som,
Can I doubt Thy pow­er to save?

Refrain

Thou who art my staff and com­fort,
While this fleet­ing life shall last,
I will trust Thee for the fu­ture,
And adore Thee for the past.

Refrain