Hymn
A Safe Retreat
- Writer
- Anne Steele
- Theme
- Prayer
Dear Father, to thy mercy-seat
My soul for shelter flies:
'Tis here I find a safe retreat
When storms and tempests rise.
My cheerful hope can never die,
If thou, my God, art near;
Thy grace can raise my comforts high,
And banish every fear.
My great Protector and my Lord,
Thy constant aid impart;
Oh, let thy kind, thy gracious word
Sustain my trembling heart!
Oh, never let my soul remove
From this divine retreat!
Still let me trust thy power and love,
And dwell beneath thy feet.
A Safe Retreat — Text from Laudes Domini, 1888. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/a-safe-retreat
No chord chart yet
Want to know when they're ready? Leave your email and we'll tell you.
Questions about this hymn
Who wrote A Safe Retreat?
The words of A Safe Retreat were written by Anne Steele; the version here was published in 1888. The library holds 47 more hymns by Anne Steele, including While My Redeemer's Near and Now [May] I resolve with all my heart.
Is A Safe Retreat public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Laudes Domini, published in 1888. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.