Hymn
O Safe to the Rock That Is Higher Than I
O safe to the Rock that is higher than I,
My soul in its conflicts and sorrows would fly;
So sinful, so weary, Thine, Thine would I be;
Thou blest "Rock of Ages," I'm hiding in Thee.
Hiding in Thee,
Hiding in Thee,
Thou blest "Rock of Ages,"
I'm hiding in Thee.
In the calm of the noontide, in sorrow's lone hour,
In times when temptation casts o'er me its pow'r,
In the tempests of life, on its wide, heaving sea,
Thou blest "Rock of Ages," I'm hiding in Thee.
How oft in the conflict, when pressed by the foe,
I have fled to my Refuge and breathed out my woe;
How often, when trials like sea billows roll,
Have I hidden in Thee, O Thou Rock of my soul.
O Safe to the Rock That Is Higher Than I — Text from Hymnal for Church and Home (2nd ed.), 1928. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/o-safe-to-the-rock-that-is-higher-than-i
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote O Safe to the Rock That Is Higher Than I?
The words of O Safe to the Rock That Is Higher Than I were written by W. O. Cushing; the version here was published in 1928. The library also holds Ring the Bells of Heaven, another hymn by W. O. Cushing.
Is O Safe to the Rock That Is Higher Than I public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Hymnal for Church and Home (2nd ed.), published in 1928. 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.
What is the metre of O Safe to the Rock That Is Higher Than I?
O Safe to the Rock That Is Higher Than I is in 11.11.11.11 with refrain. Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, He Brought Me Out, Whiter than Snow and Anywhere With Jesus.