Be Still, My Soul

Lyrics 

1. Be still, my soul: The Lord is on thy side; 

With patience bear thy cross of grief or pain. 

Leave to thy God to order and provide; 

In ev’ry change he faithful will remain. 

Be still, my soul: Thy best, thy heav’nly Friend 

Thru thorny ways leads to a joyful end. 

2. Be still, my soul: Thy God doth undertake

To guide the future as he has the past. 

Thy hope, thy confidence let nothing shake; 

All now mysterious shall be bright at last. 

Be still, my soul: The waves and winds still know 

His voice who ruled them while he dwelt below. 

3. Be still, my soul: The hour is hast’ning on

When we shall be forever with the Lord, 

When disappointment, grief, and fear are gone, 

Sorrow forgot, love’s purest joys restored. 

Be still, my soul: When change and tears are past, 

All safe and blessed we shall meet at last. 

Text: Katharina von Schlegel, b. 1697; trans. by Jane Borthwick, 1813–1897. Music: Jean Sibelius, 1865–1957. © 1900 by Breitkopf and Härtel. Arr. © 1933 by the Presbyterian Board of Christian Education; renewed 1961; from The Hymnal. Used by permission of The Westminster Press, Philadelphia, PA. 

MUSIC Jean Sibelius, 1865–1957. © 1900 by Breitkopf and Härtel. Arr. © 1933 by the Presbyterian Board of Christian Education; renewed 1961

SCRIPTURES

Psalm 37:3-9 

3 Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. 

4 Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. 

5 Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass. 

6 And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday. 

7 Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his          way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass. 

8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil. 

9 For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the Lord, they shall inherit the earth. 

Doctrine and Covenants 101:14-16, 35-38 

14 And all they who have mourned shall be comforted. 

15 And all they who have given their lives for my name shall be crowned. 

16 Therefore, let your hearts be comforted concerning Zion; for all flesh is in mine hands; be still and         know that I am God.

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