Hymn Chords

509. How Firm a Foundation

Eb  Ab   Db     Ab Db       Cm     Db     Eb
How firm a foun-da-tion, ye saints of the Lord,

Cm Fm   Bbm7     Ab    Db7    Ab Eb7     Ab
Is laid for your faith in His ex-cellent word!

Ab   Eb   Ab  Eb Fm  Db      Ab  Bb7     Eb
What more can He say than to you He hath said,

Eb7 Ab Bbm7    Eb Fm      Ab Eb7      Ab
To you who for re-fuge to Je-sus have fled?


[[Full Lyrics]]

[Verse 1]
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,
To you who for refuge to Jesus have fled?

[Verse 2]
“Fear not, I am with thee, O be not dismayed,
For I am thy God and will still give thee aid;
I’ll strengthen and help thee, and cause thee to stand
Upheld by my righteous, omnipotent hand.”

[Verse 3]
“When through deep waters I call thee to go,
The rivers of woe shall not thee overflow;
For I will be with thee, thy troubles to bless,
And sanctify to thee thy deepest distress.”

[Verse 4]
“When through fiery trials thy pathways shall lie,
My grace, all-sufficient, shall be thy supply;
The flame shall not hurt thee; I only design
Thy dross to consume, and thy gold to refine.”

[Verse 5]
“The soul that on Jesus hath leaned for respose,
I will not, I will not depart to His foes;
That soul, though all hell should endeavor to shake,
I’ll never, no never, no never forsake!”