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How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord, 
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Is laid for your faith in God's excellent Word! 
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What more can be said than to you God hath said, 
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To you who for refuge to Jesus 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, I 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. 
 
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When through the deep waters I call thee to go, 
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The rivers of sorrow shall not overflow; 
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For I will be near thee, thy troubles to bless, 
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And sanctify to thee thy deepest distress. 
 
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When through fiery trials thy pathways 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 his foes; 
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That soul, though all hell should endeavor to shake, 
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I’ll never, no, never, no, never forsake!