Hymn
There Is a Safe and Secret Place
There is a safe and secret place
Beneath the wings divine,
Reserved for all the heirs of grace;
O be that refuge mine!
The least and feeblest there may bide
Uninjured and unawed;
While thousands fall on every side,
He rests secure in God.
He feeds in pastures large and fair
Of love and truth divine;
O child of God, O glory's heir,
How rich a lot is thine!
A hand almighty to defend,
An ear for every call,
An honored life, a peaceful end,
And heaven to crown it all!
There Is a Safe and Secret Place — Text from The Lutheran Hymnary, 1913. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/there-is-a-safe-and-secret-place
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote There Is a Safe and Secret Place?
The words of There Is a Safe and Secret Place were written by Henry Francis Lyte; the version here was published in 1913. The library holds 8 more hymns by Henry Francis Lyte, including God of Mercy, God of Grace and Praise the Lord! His Glories Show.
Is There Is a Safe and Secret Place public domain?
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What is the metre of There Is a Safe and Secret Place?
There Is a Safe and Secret Place is in Common Metre (8.6.8.6). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Amazing Grace, Jesus, United by Thy Grace and The Bible, the light of the world.