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SDA Hymnal 525

Hiding in Thee

Words: William O. CushingMusic: Ira D. SankeyTune: Hiding in Thee10.4.10.4.10.10. with Refrain

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1O safe to the Rock that is higher than I,
My soul in its conflicts and sorrows would fly;
So sinful, so weary, Thine, Thine would I be;
Thou blest 'Rock of Ages,' I'm hiding in Thee.

RefrainHiding in Thee, hiding in Thee,
Thou blest 'Rock of Ages,' I'm hiding in Thee.

2In the calm of the noontide, in sorrow's lone hour,
In times when temptation casts o'er me its power;
In the tempests of life, on its wide, heaving sea,
Thou blest 'Rock of Ages,' I'm hiding in Thee.

3How oft in the conflict, when pressed by the foe,
I have fled to my Refuge and breathed out my woe;
How often, when trials like sea billows roll,
Have I hidden in Thee, O Thou Rock of my soul.

Scripture
Psalm 61:2; Isaiah 32:2

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The verse

Meter
11.11.11.11 · the hymnal prints 10.4.10.4.10.10. with Refrain
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 36% of beats fit
Rhyme
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Verse 1

O safe to the Rock that is higher than I,˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘˘11A
My soul in its conflicts and sorrows would fly;˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘˘/11A
So sinful, so weary, Thine, Thine would I be;˘/˘˘/˘//˘˘˘11B
Thou blest 'Rock of Ages,' I'm hiding in Thee.///˘/˘//˘˘/11B

Verse 2

In the calm of the noontide, in sorrow's lone hour,˘˘/˘˘??˘/˘//˘13A
In times when temptation casts o'er me its power;˘//˘/˘//˘˘/˘12A
In the tempests of life, on its wide, heaving sea,˘˘/˘˘/˘˘//˘/12B
Thou blest 'Rock of Ages,' I'm hiding in Thee.///˘/˘//˘˘/11B

Verse 3

How oft in the conflict, when pressed by the foe,//˘˘/˘//˘˘/11A
I have fled to my Refuge and breathed out my woe;˘˘/˘˘/˘˘//˘/12A
How often, when trials like sea billows roll,//˘//˘///˘/11B
Have I hidden in Thee, O Thou Rock of my soul.˘˘/˘˘/˘//˘˘/12B

Refrain

Hiding in Thee, hiding in Thee,/˘˘//˘˘/8A
Thou blest 'Rock of Ages,' I'm hiding in Thee.///˘/˘//˘˘/11A

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.