How Firm A Foundation
George Keith and Anne Steele
Public Domain. George Keith / Anne Steele

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  How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord,
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  Is laid for your faith in His ex-cellent word!
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  What more can He say than to you He hath said,
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  To you who for refuge to Je-sus have fled?

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  "Fear not, I am with thee; O be not dismayed,
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  For I am thy 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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  Upheld by My righteous, omnipotent hand."      (Modulate)

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  "When through fiery trials thy pathway shall lie,
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  My grace all sufficient, shall be   thy supply:
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  The flame shall not hurt thee; I only design
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  Thy dross to consume and thy gold to refine."

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  "The soul that on Jesus hath leaned for repose,
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  I will not, I will not desert to its foes;
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  That soul though all hell should endeavor to shake,
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  I'll never, no never, no ne-ver forsake!"