How Firm A Foundation

Text :
Rippon, John (1751-1836)
Music :
Funk, Joseph (1778-1862)
Tags :
Kids
Keynote :
Ab
Scripture Reference :
2Tim 2 : 19, Heb 13 : 5, Isa 41 : 10, Luke 3 : 15-17
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Chords
G Guitar chord
C Guitar chord
D Guitar chord
Em Guitar chord
G/D Guitar chord
D7 Guitar chord
G
C
D
Em
G/D
D7
G ukelele chord
C ukelele chord
D ukelele chord
Em ukelele chord
G/D ukelele chord
D7 ukelele chord

How Firm A Foundation

Verse 1
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D
How 
firm 
a foun
dation, ye 
saints of the 
Lord,
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D7
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Is 
laid 
for your 
faith 
in His 
ex
cellent 
word!
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D
What 
more can He 
say than to 
you He hath 
said,
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To 
you 
who for 
re
fuge to 
Je
sus hath 
fled.
Verse 2
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D
"Fear 
not, 
I am 
with thee, O 
be not dis
mayed,
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For 
am your 
God, 
and will 
still 
give thee 
aid;
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I`ll 
strengthen thee, 
help thee and 
cause thee to 
stand,
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Up
held 
by My 
right
eous, om
ni
potent 
hand."
Verse 3
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"When 
through 
the deep 
waters I 
call thee to 
go,
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The 
ri
vers of 
sor
row shall 
not 
over
flow;
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D
For I
 will be 
with thee, thy 
troubles to 
bless,
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And 
sanc
tify 
to 
thee thy 
deep
est dis
tress."
Verse 4
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D
"When 
through 
fiery 
trials thy 
pathway shall 
lie,
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My 
grace, 
all suf
fi
cient shall 
be 
thy sup
ply;
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The f
lame shall not 
hurt thee; I 
only de
sign
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Thy 
dross 
to con
sume, 
and thy 
gold 
to re
fine."
Verse 5
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D
"The 
soul 
that on 
Jesus hath 
leaned for re
pose,
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will 
not, I 
will 
not de
sert 
to his 
foes;
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D
That 
soul, though all 
hell should en
deavor to 
shake,
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I`ll 
ne
ver, no 
ne
ver, no 
ne
ver for
sake!"