Be Still, My Soul

Lyrics

1. 1. Be still, my soul: The Lord is on thy side;
   With patience bear thy cross of grief or pain.
   Leave to thy God to order and provide;
   In ev’ry change he faithful will remain.
   Be still, my soul: Thy best, thy heav’nly Friend
   Thru thorny ways leads to a joyful end.
2. 2. 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.
3. 3. Be still, my soul: The hour is hast’ning 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.
4. Text: Katharina von Schlegel, b. 1697; trans. by Jane Borthwick, 1813–1897.
   Music: Jean Sibelius, 1865–1957. © 1900 by Breitkopf and Härtel. Arr. © 1933 by the Presbyterian Board of Christian Education; renewed 1961; from The Hymnal. Used by permission of The Westminster Press, Philadelphia, PA. Making copies without written permission of the copyright owner is prohibited.