339--How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord,

How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord,

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	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?
	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 thee, help thee, and cause thee
		to stand,
		Upheld by My righteous, omnipotent hand.
	3.	"When through the deep waters I call thee to
		go,
		The rivers of sorrow shall not overflow;
		For I will be with thee, thy troubles to bless,
		And sanctify to thee thy deepest distress.
	4.	"When through fiery trials thy pathway 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.
	5.	"E'en down to old age all My people shall
		prove
		My sovereign, eternal, unchangeable love;
		And then, when grey hairs shall their temples
		adorn,
		Like lambs they shall still in My bosom be
		borne.
	6.	"The soul that on Jesus hath leaned for repose,
		I will not, I will not desert to his foes;
		That soul, though all hell should endeavor to
		shake,
		I'll never, no, never, no, never forsake!"