Scripture Verse

Other foundation can no man lay. 1 Corinthians 3:11

Introduction

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Fanny Crosby (1820–1915)

Words: Fan­ny Cros­by, in The Gos­pel Choir No. 2, ed­it­ed by Ira San­key et al. (To­ron­to, On­tar­io, Ca­na­da: Copp, Clark, 1895), num­ber 49. Some hym­nals give the au­thor as Ly­man G. Cuy­ler, one of Fanny’s pseu­do­nyms.

Music: Ash­ke­lon Ira D. San­key, 1895 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Ira D. Sankey (1840–1908)

Lyrics

We have a firm foun­da­tion,
Whose hope is in the Lord;
We have a bless­èd ha­ven,
Who an­chor in His word;
Though surg­es break around us,
And clouds our sky may dim,
He will not leave to per­ish
One soul that clings to Him.

Refrain

Give praise to our Re­deem­er,
O mag­ni­fy His grace;
Our ev­er­last­ing por­tion,
Our sure abid­ing place.

We have a strong de­liv­er­er,
Who trust His migh­ty arm;
Not all the hosts of dark­ness
His chos­en ones can harm;
His arm that brought sal­va­tion
Defends them from above;
They rest with­in His mer­cy,
O’ershadowed by His love.

Refrain

O love that stooped from Hea­ven
To lift us up to God,
O love, that to re­deem us,
The path of sor­row trod;
Through yon­der land of Beu­lah
Glad harps with rap­ture ring,
And num­bers with­out num­ber
Its bound­less tri­umph sing.

Refrain