Firm as his throne the bulwarks stand;

There is our home, our hope, our rest.

635. C. M. Anonymous.

Trust amid the Severities of God.

1Thou Power supreme, whose mighty scheme

These woes of mine fulfil,

Here, firm, I rest; they must be best,

Because they are thy will.

2Then all I want,--O do thou grant

This one request of mine,--