Hymn
The Soul's Only Refuge
DEAR Refuge of my weary soul,
On Thee, when sorrows rise,
On Thee, when waves of trouble roll,
My fainting hope relies.
To Thee I tell each rising grief,
For Thou alone canst heal;
Thy Word can bring a sweet relief
For every pain I feel.
Hast Thou not bid me seek Thy face?
And shall I seek in vain?
And can the ear of sovereign grace
Be deaf when I complain?
No, still the ear of sovereign grace
Attends the mourner's prayer;
O may I ever find access,
To breathe my sorrows there!
The Soul's Only Refuge — Text from Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-book, 1893. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/the-souls-only-refuge
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote The Soul's Only Refuge?
The words of The Soul's Only Refuge were written by Anne Steele; the version here was published in 1893. The library holds 47 more hymns by Anne Steele, including Life of the Soul and When verdure clothes the fertile vale.
Is The Soul's Only Refuge public domain?
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What is the metre of The Soul's Only Refuge?
The Soul's Only Refuge is in Common Metre (8.6.8.6). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Retrospection, A Blessed Gospel and He Waiteth to Be Gracious.