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Text:The Riven Rock
Author:Mary D. James
Tune:[Behold the Rock, the smitten rock]
Composer:Asa Hull

3. The Riven Rock

1 Behold the Rock, the smitten rock!
Within its rifted side
I’ve found a blessed refuge, where
I may securely hide.

Refrain:
O, the Rock, the Rock, the riven Rock!
My Saviour crucified;
No other shelter is secure
But Jesus’ wounded side.

2 Tho’ thund’ring Sinai’s terrors sound
Appalling to the ear,
Concealed within the cleft, I’m safe:
No danger will I fear. [Chorus]

3 Jesus, dear refuge of my soul!
My hope, my joy, my rest;
Confiding in Thy changeless love,
I am supremely blest. [Chorus]

4 My peace, unbroken by life’s storms,
While I in Christ abide,
My spirit rests in sweetest calm,
As in the Cleft I hide. [Chorus]

Text Information
First Line: Behold the Rock, the smitten rock
Title: The Riven Rock
Author: Mary D. James
Refrain First Line: O, the Rock, the Rock, the riven Rock
Language: English
Publication Date: 1885
Topic: Christian Experience
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [Behold the Rock, the smitten rock]
Composer: Asa Hull
Notes: Public Domain.



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