CCLI, OneLicense, etc). We praise and worship you, O God, because you are with your people; powerfully and miraculously you defend your church and your Word. "They Who Sing Pray Twice" - Saint Augustine the weapons of the strong destroyed,
These operettas satirized the court and everyday life in Victorian times. shall magnify my name." Belgic Confession, Article 26 speaks about the intercession of Christ as the ascended Lord. the thunder of his word. Be Still And Know Your Creator, our safety to secure;
The tune NOEL is also known as EARDISLEY or GERARD. 5 "Be still and know that I am God,
They lie in wait for the church and every member of it like thieves, with all their power, to destroy and spoil everything by their deceptions” (Article 12). God The Lord Of Hosts Is With Us Evermore! Though The Earth Should Change! Psalms for All Seasons (http://www.psalmsforallseasons.org). but when his voice was heard,
In this psalm we confess fearless trust in God, "our refuge" (st. 1), and extol God's refreshing river and protective presence (st. 2). There Is A Flowing River the hand of God has done;
The LORD of hosts is on our side,
though all the mighty billows shake
1 God is our refuge and our strength, our ever present aid, and therefore, though the earth be moved, we will not be afraid– though hills into the seas be cast, though foaming waters roar, though all the mighty billows shake the mountains on the shore. The versification is based on the 1650 Scottish psalter version, which was altered in both the 1871 and 1912 American psalters and now again in the 1987 Psalter Hymnal. inspires us again with the confidence of faith (st. 5). This song in celebration of Zion's security (see also 48 and 76) has heartened God's people throughout the ages. God The Lord Of Hosts Is With Us Evermore! He also studied at the Leipzig Conservatory (1858-1861) and in 1866 was appointed professor of composition at the Royal Academy of Music. 46 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. God The Lord Of Hosts Is With Us Evermore! Early in his career Sullivan composed oratorios and music for some Shakespeare plays. we will not be afraid–
God Is My Refuge And My Strength A Present Help In Time Of Need He Is My Fortress My Deliverer My Father, My Friend Indeed. against all fanatic spirits, against the gates of hell. 1842; d. Westminster, London, 1900) was born of an Italian mother and an Irish father who was an army bandmaster and a professor of music. “We have no access to God except through the one and only Mediator and Intercessor, Jesus Christ the Righteous.” We, therefore, do not offer our prayers as though saints could be our intercessor, nor do we offer them on the “basis of our own dignity but only on the basis of the excellence and dignity of Jesus Christ, whose righteousness is ours by faith.” Because Jesus Christ is our sympathetic High Priest, we approach the throne “in full assurance of faith.”, No greater assurance can be found than that expressed in Heidelberg Catechism, Lord’s Day 1, Question and Answer 1: “I am not my own by I belong—body and soul, in life and in death—to my faithful Savior, Jesus Christ.”. 3 The nations rage, the kingdoms move,
Thrones Vanish At His Presence The confessions demonstrate this perspective: Yet, in a fallen world, God’s providential care is the source of great assurance, comfort and strength. God stills the rage of the nations, inspiring us with faith's strong confidence (st. 3). the LORD whom all must claim;
As a song concerning the royal city of the kingdom of God on earth, it expresses Israel's hope in the certain triumph of God's kingdom. God Is Moving By His Spirit; God Is My Refuge And My Strength; God Is Not A Man; God Is Not Dead He Is Alive; God Is Not Dead He Is Alive; God Is Not Dead He Is Alive; God Is So Good; God Is So Wonderful; God Is Still On The Throne; God Is The Strength Of My Heart; God Is The Strength Of My Heart; God Is Working His Purpose Out; God Leads Us Along Luther echoed it in "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God." Through these thoughts, our trust in God is inspired. the God of Jacob is for us
Sullivan entered the Chapel Royal as a chorister in 1854. Though Swirling Floods Are Raging, Belgic Confession, Article 13 is a reminder that God’s providence reassures us that God leads and governs all in this world “according to his holy will…nothing happens in this world without his orderly arrangement.” Further, this Confession identifies that this “gives us unspeakable comfort since it teaches us that nothing can happen to us by chance but only by the arrangement of our gracious heavenly Father, who watches over us with fatherly care...in this thought we rest.”, Belgic Confession, Article 13, is a reminder that much is beyond human understanding and so “we do not wish to inquire with undue curiosity into what God does that surpasses human understanding and is beyond our ability to comprehend.”, In Heidelberg Catechism, Lord’s Day 9, Question and Answer 26 we testify that we “trust God so much that [we] do not doubt that he will provide whatever [we] need for body and soul and will turn to [our] good whatever adversity he sends upon [us] in this sad world.”, In Heidelberg Catechism, Lord’s Day 10, Question and Answer 28, we are assured that through our trust in the providence of God we can have “good confidence in our faithful God and Father that nothing in creation will separate us from his love.”, When we pray the Lord’s Prayer we ask not to be brought into the time of trial but rescued from evil.