God is our re-fuge and our strength,
Our ev-er-pres-ent aid,
And there-fore though the earth re-move,
We will not be a-fraid;
Though hills a-midst the sea be cast,
Though foam-ing wa-ters roar,
Yea, though the might-y bil-lows shake
The moun-tains on the shore.
A riv-er flows who streams make glad
The cit-y of our God,
The ho-ly place where-in the Lord
Most High has His a-bode.
Since God is in the midst of her,
Un-moved her walls shall stand,
For God will be her ear-ly help,
When trou-ble is at hand.
The na-tions raged, the king-doms moved,
But when His voice was heard,
The trou-bled earth was stilled to peace
Be-fore His might-y word.
The Lord of Hosts is on our side,
Our safe-ty to se-cure;
The God of Ja-cob is for us
A ref-uge strong and sure.
O come, be-hold what won-drous works
Je-ho-vah's hand has wrought;
Come see what des-o-la-tion great
He on the earth has brought.
To ut-most ends of all the earth
He caus-es war to cease;
The weap-ons of the strong des-troyed,
He makes a-bid-ing peace.
"Be still and know that I am God,
O'er all ex-alt-ed high;
The sub-ject na-tions of the earth
My name shall mag-ni-fy."
The Lord of Hosts is on our side,
Our safe-ty to se-cure;
The God of Ja-cob is for us
A ref-uge strong and sure.