E.P.  Stites.

377 A Shelter in the Time of Storm.  L.M.

Divine Refuge.

The Lord’s our Rock, in him we hide,
  A shelter in the time of storm;
Secure whatever ill betide,
  A shelter in the time of storm.

Cho.—­Oh, Jesus is a Rock in a weary land,
        A weary land, a weary land,
      Oh, Jesus is a Rock in a weary land,
        A shelter in the time of storm.

2 A shade by day, defense by night,
  A shelter in the time of storm;
No foes alarm, no fears affright,
  A shelter in the time of storm.

3 The raging storms may round us beat,
  A shelter in the time of storm;
We’ll never leave our safe retreat,
  A shelter in the time of storm.

4 O Rock divine, O Refuge dear,
  A shelter in the time of storm;
Be thou our helper, ever near,
  A shelter in the time of storm.

     Anon, Arranged.

378 Under His Wings. 8s.

Psalm 91.

In God I have found a retreat,
  Where I can securely abide;
No refuge nor rest so complete;
  And here I intend to reside.

Cho.—­Oh, what comfort it brings,
        As my soul sweetly sings,
      I am safe from all danger
        While under his wings.

2 I dread not the terror by night,
  No arrow can harm me by day;
His shadow has covered me quite,
  My fears he has driven away.

3 The pestilence walking about,
  When darkness has settled abroad,
Can never compel me to doubt
  The presence and power of God.

4 The wasting destruction at noon
  No fearful foreboding can bring;
With Jesus my soul doth commune,
  His perfect salvation I sing.

5 A thousand may fall at my side,
  And ten thousand at my right hand;
Above me his wings are spread wide,
  Beneath them in safety I stand.

     James Nicholson.

379 He Knows It All. 8s & 4s.

Divine Sympathy.

He knows the bitter, weary way,
The endless striving day by day,
The souls that weep, the souls that pray—­
          He knows it all.

Ref.—­He knows it all,
        The bitter, weary way;
        O souls that weep, O souls that pray,
      He knows it all.

2 He knows how hard the fight has been,
The clouds that come our lives between,
The wounds the world has never seen—­
          He knows it all.

3 He knows, when, faint and worn, we sink,
How deep the pain, how near the brink
Of dark despair we pause and shrink—­
          He knows it all.

4 He knows! oh, thought so full of bliss! 
For though on earth our joys we miss. 
We still can bear it, feeling this—­
          He knows it all.

     Unknown.

380 Cast Thy Burden on the Lord.

Cast thy burden on the Lord,
And he will sustain thee, and strengthen thee, and comfort thee;
He will sustain thee, and comfort thee;
He will sustain thee, he will comfort thee;
Cast thy burden on the Lord!