Will your anchor hold in the storms of life, When the clouds unfold their wings of strife? When the strong tides lift, and the cables strain, Will your anchor drift or firm remain?
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Will your anchor
G
hold in the
A
storms of
D
life,
When the
A
clouds unfold their
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wings of
A
strife?
When the
D
strong tides
A
lift, and the cables
D
strain,
Will your anchor
G
drift or
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firm re
D
main?
We have an anchor that keeps the soul Stedfast and sure while the billows roll, Fastened to the Rock which cannot move, Grounded firm and deep in the Savior’s love.
D
We have an anchor that
G
keeps the
D
soul
Stedfast and
Bm
sure while the
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billows
A
roll,
D
Fastened to the
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Rock which
G
cannot move,
D
Grounded firm and
G
deep in the
D
Sav
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ior's
D
love.
2
It is safely moored, ’twill the storm withstand, For ’tis well secured by the Savior’s hand; And the cables passed from His heart to mine, Can defy the blast, through strength divine.
It is safely moored, 'twill the storm withstand,
For ’tis well secured by the Savior's hand;
And the cables passed from His heart to mine,
Can defy the blast, through strength divine.
D
It is
G
safely moored, 'twill
A
the storm
D
withstand,
For ’tis
A
well secured by
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the
A
Savior's hand;
And the
D
cables passed
A
from His heart to mine,
Can defy the
G
blast, through
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strength
D
divine.
We have an anchor that keeps the soul Stedfast and sure while the billows roll, Fastened to the Rock which cannot move, Grounded firm and deep in the Savior’s love.
D
We have an anchor that
G
keeps the
D
soul
Stedfast and
Bm
sure while the
E7
billows
A
roll,
D
Fastened to the
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Rock which
G
cannot move,
D
Grounded firm and
G
deep in the
D
Sav
A7
ior's
D
love.
3
It will firmly hold in the straits of fear, When the breakers have told the reef is near; Though the tempest rave and the wild winds blow, Not an angry wave shall our bark o’erflow.
It will firmly hold in the straits of fear,
When the breakers have told the reef is near;
Though the tempest rave and the wild winds blow,
Not an angry wave shall our bark o'erflow.
D
It will firmly
G
hold in the
A
straits of
D
fear,
When the
A
breakers have told
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the reef
A
is near;
Though the
D
tempest
A
rave and the wild winds
D
blow,
Not an angry
G
wave shall
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our bark
D
o'erflow.
We have an anchor that keeps the soul Stedfast and sure while the billows roll, Fastened to the Rock which cannot move, Grounded firm and deep in the Savior’s love.
D
We have an anchor that
G
keeps the
D
soul
Stedfast and
Bm
sure while the
E7
billows
A
roll,
D
Fastened to the
D7
Rock which
G
cannot move,
D
Grounded firm and
G
deep in the
D
Sav
A7
ior's
D
love.
4
It will surely hold in the floods of death, When the waters cold chill our latest breath; On the rising tide it can never fail, While our hopes abide within the veil.
It will surely hold in the floods of death,
When the waters cold chill our latest breath;
On the rising tide it can never fail,
While our hopes abide within the veil.
D
It will
G
surely hold in
A
the floods
D
of death,
When the
A
waters cold chill
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our
A
latest breath;
On the
D
rising
A
tide it can never
D
fail,
While our hopes
G
abide
A7
within the
D
veil.
We have an anchor that keeps the soul Stedfast and sure while the billows roll, Fastened to the Rock which cannot move, Grounded firm and deep in the Savior’s love.
Am not used to singing hymns but praises anytime to God probably bcos am not a chorister but the day my Pastor taught us this hymn, av fallen in love with every line : Its soul lifting & inspiring especially in such a time like this we're experiencing economic meltdown. To God be the glory!!!!
May God bless the soul He used to put up something of this great value, amen.
A great favourite; one that's not sung often enough. The robust words remind me of the strength and assurance that we have in Christ. Its a touch-stone for me, as I've been plagued with insecurity all my life, making that reminder all the more important to me. Just one question - why did you miss the last verse off?
"Will your eyes behold through the gathering night, the city of gold, the harbour bright? Will you anchor fast by the heavenly shore, with the storms all past, to sail no more?"
Hebrews 6:19-20 “We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain, where Jesus, who went before us, has entered in our behalf. He has become a high priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek.”
It is in the book of Hebrews that the writer writes that Jesus Christ, the mediator of a BETTER covenant, is the person who is the ANCHOR of our faith, as well as the author and finisher of our faith.
It is often said that the theme of Hebrews us that the new covenant is BETTER than the Old covenant, the key to the theme being the word BETTER.