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Dear Refuge of my weary soul
The Soul's Only Refuge

Anne Steele

Thou refuge of my soul is a Short Meter revision of this hymn

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1 Dear refuge of my weary soul,
  On Thee, when sorrows rise;
  On Thee, when waves of trouble roll,
  My fainting hope relies.

2 While hope revives, though pressed with fear
  And I can say, My God,
  Beneath Thy feet I spread my cares,
  And pour my woes abroad.

3 To Thee I tell each rising grief,
  For Thou alone canst heal;
  Thy Word can bring a sweet relief
  For every pain I feel.

4 But oh! when gloomy doubts prevail,
  I fear to call Thee mine;
  The springs of comfort seem to fail,
  And all my hopes decline.

5 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.

6 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?

7 No, still the ear of sovereign grace
  Attends the mourner’s prayer;
  O access may I ever find,
  To breathe my sorrows there.
 
8 Thy mercy seat is open still;
  Here let my soul retreat,
  With humble hope attend Thy will,
  And wait beneath Thy feet.
    

Refuge

Tune:

DEAR REFUGE (Merker) (Page Scan)
ST. COLUMBA (British) (Page Scan, Sound File)
ST. AGNES (Dykes) (Page Scan, Sound File, etc.)
CHURCH (Holbrook) (Page Scan, Sound File, etc.)
GEER (Greatorex) (Page Scan, Sound File, etc.)
IRISH (Irish) (Page Scan, Sound File, etc.)
MARTYRDOM (Wilson) (Page Scan, Sound File, etc.)

Thou Refuge of My Soul

This is a Short Meter revision of part of Dear Refuge of My Weary Soul; in addition to the reduction of the first lines of each stanza, it has a refrain or chorus when sung to the tune SOUL'S REFUGE (Straub), but not when sung to OZREM (Woodbury).

Tunes

    
     
    1 Thou refuge of my soul,
      On Thee, when sorrows rise;
      On Thee, when waves of trouble roll,
      My fainting hope relies.:
  
           CHORUS:
           On Thee (On Thee) On Thee (On Thee) my hope (my hope) relies (relies),
           On Thee when waves of sorrow roll, My fainting soul relies.

2 To Thee I tell my grief,
  For Thou alone canst heal;
  Thy Word can bring a sweet relief
  For every pain I feel. (CHORUS:)

3 But oh! what doubts prevail!
  I fear to call Thee mine;
  The spring of comfort seems to fail,
  And all my hopes decline. (CHORUS:)

4 Yet, Lord, where shall I flee?
  Thou art my only trust,
  And still my soul would cleave to Thee,
  Though prostrate in the dust. (CHORUS:)
    

Refuge

Tune:

SOUL'S REFUGE (Straub) (Page Scan)
OZREM (Woodbury) (Page Scan)