July 15, 2005

Have faith in God –
Till evil from its throne is hurled;
Have faith in God –
Till all the flags of earth are furled;
Have faith in God –
Till invasion from a better world!
Have faith, dear friend, in God.

He Hideth My Soul

Frances (Fanny) Jane Crosby, 1820-1915

    When my glory passes by, I will put you in a cleft in the rock and cover you with my hand until I have passed by. Exodus 33:22.

    One day Fanny was visited by William Kirkpatrick, a talented gospel musician who had just composed a new melody that he felt needed suitable words to become a singable hymn. As William sat at the piano and played the tune for Fanny, her face lit up. She knelt in prayer, as was always her custom, and soon the lines to this lovely hymn began to flow freely from her heart.

A wonderful Savior is Jesus my Lord,
A wonderful Savior to me;
He hideth my soul in the cleft of the rock,
Where rivers of pleasure I see.

A wonderful Savior is Jesus my Lord,
He taketh my burden away;
He holdeth me up, and I shall not be moved,
He giveth me strength as my day.

With numberless blessings each moment He crowns,
And filled with His fullness divine,
I sing in my rapture, oh, glory to God
For such a Redeemer as mine!

When clothed in His brightness, transported I rise
To meet Him in clouds of the sky,
His perfect salvation, His wonderful love
I’ll shout with the millions on high.

He hideth my soul in the cleft of the rock
That shadows a dry, thirsty land;
He hideth my life with the depths of His love,
And covers me there with His hand,
And covers me there with His hand.

Have Faith in God by H.M.S. Richards, Used by Permission