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Hymn 431

Be Still, My Soul

FINLANDIA

Be still, my soul; The Lord is on thy side;
Bear patiently the cross of grief or pain;
Leave to thy God to order and provide;
In ev'ry change He faithful will remain.
Be still, my soul; thy best, thy heav'nly Friend,
Thru thorny ways leads to a joyful end.

Be still, my soul; thy God doth undertake
To guide the future as He has the past;
Thy hope, thy confidence let nothing shake;
All now myster'ous shall be bright at last.
Be still, my soul; the waves and winds still know
His voice who ruled them while He dwelt below.

Be still, my soul; the hour is hast'ning on
When we shall be forever with the Lord,
When disappointment, grief, and fear are gone,
Sorrow forgot, love's purest joys restored.
Be still, my soul; when change and tears are past,
All safe and blessed we shall meet at last.

Amen.

First Line
Be still, my soul; the Lord is on thy side
Music
Jean Sibelius, 1865-1957 (1899)
Lyrics
Katarina von Schlegel, 1697-1768 (1752)
Lyric Edits
trans. by Jane L. Borthwick, 1813-1897 (1855)
First Appeared
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