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% songs, and prelude/postlude music.  This music is to be distributed 
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%OHSCRIP 2Tim 2:19, Heb 13:5, Is 41:10, 43:2-5, Lk 3:15-17, 6:47-49
%OHTOPICS {Assurance}, {Comfort}, {Consolation}, {Cornerstone}, {Courage in Affliction}, {Faith}, {Faithfulness}, {Fire [5]}, {God, Care of}, {God, Faithfulness of [2-7]}, {God, Goodness of}, {God, Justness of [3-5]}, {God, Love of}, {God, Majesty & Power of [3,6]}, {God, Providence of [4,5]}, {Guidance}, {Loyalty}, {Presence [1,3-7]}, {Saints (all Faithful) [1]}, {Scripture [1]}, {Security}, {Terrorism}, {Travel}, {Trust}
%OHCATEGORY TRUST
%OHMETRICAL 11 11 11 11
%OHCOMPLEXITY 2
%OHCOMPOSER Funk, Joseph (1778-1862)
%OHARRANGER unknown
%OHAUTHOR Rippon, John (1751-1836)
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X: 1
T: How Firm A Foundation
C: Words: John Rippon, 1787.  
C: Music: 'Foundation (Funk)' or 'Protection' Joseph Funk, 1832.  Setting: "Union Harmony", 1837.
C: copyright: public domain.  This score is a part of the Open Hymnal Project, 2007 Revision.
S: Music source: CCEL
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[V: S1V1] [Q:1/4=125] (E F) | A2 F A | E2 A B | c2 B c | E2 E2 | A2 F A |
w: 1.~How * firm a foun- da- tion, ye saints of the Lord, Is laid for your 
w: 2.~In * ev- ery con- di- tion, in sick- ness, in health; In po- ver- ty's 
w: 3.~Fear * not, I am with thee, O be not dis- mayed, For I am thy 
w: 4.~When * through the deep wa- ters I call thee to go, The ri- vers of 
w: 5.~When * through fie- ry tri- als thy path- ways shall lie, My grace, all su- 
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[V: S2V1]  A,2 | (E, A,) A, A, | A,2 E, E, | A,2 G, F, | G,2 E,2 | A,2 A, A, |
[V: S2V2]  A,,2 | (A,, C,) D, F, | A,2 A,, A,, | A,,2 B,, B,, | E,2 E,2 | A,,2 D, D, |
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[V: S1V1]  E2 A B | c2 B B | A2 c2 | e2 c e | A2 A B |
w: faith in His ex- cel- lent Word! What more can He say than to 
w: vale, or a- bound- ing in wealth; At home and a- broad, on the 
w: God and will still give thee aid; I'll strength- en and help thee, and 
w: woe shall not thee o- ver- flow; For I will be with thee, thy 
w: ffic- ient, shall be thy sup- ply; The flame shall not hurt thee; I 
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[V: S2V1]  A,2 A, A, | A,2 G, G, | A,2 A,2 | C2 A, B, | C2 A, G, |
[V: S2V2]  C,2 F, F, | E,2 E, E, | A,,2 A,2 | A,2 A, G, | F,2 C, B,, |
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w: you He hath said, You, who un- to Je- sus for re- fuge have fled? 
w: land, on the sea, As thy days de- mand, shall thy strength ev- er be.
w: cause thee to stand Up- held by My right- eous, om- ni- po- tent hand. 
w: trou- bles to bless, And sanc- ti- fy to thee thy deep- est dis- tress. 
w: on- ly de- sign Thy dross to con- sume, and thy gold to re- fine. 
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W:6.Even down to old age all My people shall prove
W:My sovereign, eternal, unchangeable love;
W:And when hoary hairs shall their temples adorn,
W:Like lambs they shall still in My bosom be borne.
W:
W:7.The soul that on Jesus has leaned for repose,
W:I will not, I will not desert to its foes;
W:That soul, though all hell should endeavor to shake,
W:I'll never, no never, no never forsake.