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Psalm 3 (Lifter of My Head)

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Words: Dan Totten
Tune: Be Still my Soul
“Finlanda” by Jean Sibelius 1899
[Key: C]

Verse 1
O LORD, my foes have risen up against me,
Proclaiming that there is no help in God.
But this I know: You are a Shield about me,
My Glory, and the Lifter of my head.
But this I know: You are a Shield about me,
My Glory, and the Lifter of my head.

Verse 2
I cry aloud to God who is Salvation.
I hear Him answer from His holy hill.
I sleep in peace, for God the LORD sustains me;
I will not fear, though thousands would assail.
I sleep in peace, for God the LORD sustains me;
I will not fear, though thousands would assail.

Verse 3
Arise, O LORD, my God Who does deliver;
Strike down my enemies as in the past,
For unto You, O LORD, belongs salvation.
May blessing on Your people ever rest.
For unto You, O LORD, belongs salvation.
May blessing on Your people ever rest.

Verse 4
The Son of Man, rejected and forsaken,
Suffered unjustly at the hands of men.
So let us arm ourselves with this same purpose—
Embrace His will, entrust our souls to Him.
So let us arm ourselves with this same purpose—
Embrace His will, entrust our souls to Him.

(Taken from Psalm 3, Isaiah 53:3; I Peter 3:18; 4:1,19)

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Be Still, My Soul

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Words: Katharina von Schlegel, 1697
Music: “Finlanda” by Jean Sibelius 1899
[Key: C]

Verse 1
Be still, my soul: the Lord is on thy side;
Bear patiently the cross of grief or pain.
Leave to thy God to order and provide;
In every change, He faithful will remain.
Be still, my soul: thy best, thy heavenly Friend
Through thorny ways leads to a joyful end.

Verse 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.

Verse 3
Be still, my soul: when dearest friends depart,
And all is darkened in the vale of tears,
Then shalt thou better know His love, His heart,
Who comes to soothe thy sorrow and thy fears.
Be still, my soul: thy Jesus can repay
From His own fullness all He takes away.

Verse 4
Be still, my soul: the hour is hastening 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 blessèd we shall meet at last.

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We Rest on Thee

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Words: Edith Cherry, 1895
Music: “Finlanda” by Jean Sibelius 1899
[Key: C]

Verse 1
We rest on Thee our Shield and our Defender!
We go not forth alone against the foe;
Strong in Thy strength, safe in Thy keeping tender,
We rest on Thee, and in Thy Name we go,
Strong in Thy strength, safe in Thy keeping tender,
We rest on Thee, and in Thy Name we go.

Verse 2
Yea, in Thy Name, O Captain of Salvation!
In Thy dear Name, all other names above:
Jesus our Righteousness, our Sure Foundation,
Our Prince of Glory and our King of Love,
Jesus our Righteousness, our Sure Foundation,
Our Prince of Glory and our King of Love.

Verse 3
We go in faith, our own great weakness feeling,
And needing more each day Thy Grace to know:
Yet from our hearts a song of triumph pealing,
We rest on Thee, and in Thy Name we go,
Yet from our hearts a song of triumph pealing,
We rest on Thee, and in Thy name we go.

Verse 4
We rest on Thee, our Shield and our Defender!
Thine is the battle, thine shall be the praise
When passing through the gates of pearly splendor,
Victors, we rest with Thee through endless days,
When passing through the gates of pearly splendor,
Victors, we rest with Thee through endless days.