GOD is our refuge and our strength, Our ever-present aid, And, therefore, though the earth remove, We will not be afraid; Though hills amidst the seas be cast, Though foaming waters roar, And though the mighty billows shake The mountains on the shore.
A river flows whose streams make glad The city of our God, The holy place wherein the Lord Most High has His abode; Since God is in the midst of her, Unmoved her walls shall stand, For God will be her early help, When trouble is at hand.
‘Be still and know that I am God, O’er all exalted high; The subject nations of the earth My name shall magnify.’ The Lord of hosts is on our side Our safety to secure; The God of Jacob is for us A refuge strong and sure.
The Psalter, 1912