Indelible Grace music are doing a great job to bring enduring and quality Christian hymn lyrics to contemporary congregations.
Here’s a hymn by Annie Steele which has been given a new tune by Kevin Twit and is sung by Sandra McCracken on Indelible Grace’s album The Hymn Sing from Nashville.
It’s a great bargain download from Bandcamp.
Here are the revised lyrics from Reformed University Music’s online hymn catalogue. Steele’s original 39 verses are there for comparison.
1.
Dear refuge of my weary soul,
On Thee, when sorrows rise
On Thee, when waves of trouble roll,
My fainting hope relies
To Thee I tell each rising grief,
For Thou alone canst heal
Thy Word can bring a sweet relief,
For every pain I feel
2.
But oh! When gloomy doubts prevail,
I fear to call Thee mine
The springs of comfort seem to fail,
And all my hopes decline
Yet gracious God, where shall I flee?
Thou art my only trust
And still my soul would cleave to Thee
Though prostrate in the dust
3.
Hast Thou not bid me seek Thy face,
And shall I seek in vain?
And can the ear of sovereign grace,
Be deaf when I complain?
No still the ear of sovereign grace,
Attends the mourner’s prayer
Oh may I ever find access,
To breathe my sorrows there
4.
Thy mercy seat is open still,
Here let my soul retreat
With humble hope attend Thy will,
And wait beneath Thy feet,
Thy mercy seat is open still,
Here let my soul retreat
With humble hope attend Thy will,
And wait beneath Thy feet
©1998, Kevin Twit Music.
Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Here’s the track on a YouTube video.
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