Be Still, My Soul

"Be Still, My Soul" by Katharina A. von Schlegel
Be still, my soul: the Lord is on thy side.
Bear patiently the cross of grief or pain.
Leave to thy God to order and provide;
In every change, He faithful will remain.
Be still, my soul: thy best, thy heavenly Friend
Through thorny ways leads to a joyful end.

Be still, my soul: thy God doth undertake
To guide the future, as He has the past.
Thy hope, thy confidence let nothing shake;
All now mysterious shall be bright at last.
Be still, my soul: the waves and winds still know
His voice Who ruled them while He dwelt below.

Be still, my soul: when dearest friends depart,
And all is darkened in the vale of tears,
Then shalt thou better know His love, His heart,
Who comes to soothe thy sorrow and thy fears.
Be still, my soul: thy Jesus can repay
From His own fullness all He takes away.

Be still, my soul: the hour is hastening on
When we shall be forever with the Lord.
When disappointment, grief and fear are gone,
Sorrow forgot, love's purest joys restored.
Be still, my soul: when change and tears are past
All safe and blessed we shall meet at last.

Be still, my soul: begin the song of praise
On earth, believing, to Thy Lord on high;
Acknowledge Him in all thy words and ways,
So shall He view thee with a well pleased eye.
Be still, my soul: the Sun of life divine
Through passing clouds shall but more brightly shine.



Beautiful, beautiful hymn. When I looked up the words I saw that it was a favorite of Eric Liddle, the famous {SCOTTISH} Olympian who refused to race on the Sabbath and still won (there's a movie that's excellent, called Chariots of Fire which I would recommend!) What I didn't remember about Eric Liddle is that he became a missionary and went to China--where he was imprisoned during WW1. Supposedly he taught this song to other prison inmates before dying of a brain tumor.

I love that line-- "Be still, my soul: thy Jesus can repay from His own fullness all He takes away"
That sums up what I seek. That's what I want. To know the fullness of Christ, for His grace to be sufficient for me.


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betsy joy