HOW FIRM A FOUNDATION
   Words: "K" in Rippon's Selections, 1787
   Tune: Foundation (Early American Melody)

   G             C(9)    G                 Em        D
1  How   firm    a  foun-dation, ye saints of  the   Lord,
2  "Fear  not,   I  am   with thee, O  be  not   dis-mayed; 
3  "When through fiery   trials  thy  path-way shall lie,
4  "The   soul   that on Jesus hath leaned for     re-pose,

   G6/B G      C(9)     G     Em           G/D   D         G
1  Is   laid   for your faith in    His    ex -  cellent   word!
2  For  I      am thy   God,  and   will   still give thee aid;
3  My   grace, all  suf-fi  - cient, shall be    thy    sup-ply;
4  I    will   not, I   will  not       de-sert  to   its   foes;

   (G)           G/F#       Em   C         G     C/G  Em   D
1  What   more   can   He   say  than  to  you   He   hath said,
2  I'll strength-en  thee,  help thee, and cause thee to   stand,
3  The   flame   shall not  hurt thee;  I  on  - ly   de - sign
4  That  soul,   Though all hell should en-deav -or   to   shake,

   G6/B G     C(9)    G     Em       G/D  D        G
1  To   you   who for ref - uge  to  Je - sus have fled?
2  Up - held  by  My  right-eous, om-nip -otent    hand.”
3  Thy  dross to  con-sume, and thy  gold to    re-fine.
4  I’ll nev - er, no  nev - er,  no  nev -er   for-sake.”


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