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He Hideth My Soul
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Date: Author: Music:	1890 Fanny Crosby William J. Kirkpatrick
A wonderful Savior is Jesus my Lord, A wonderful Savior to me; He hideth my soul in the cleft of the rock, Where rivers of pleasure I see. Refrain He hideth my soul in the cleft of the rock That shadows a dry, thirsty land; He hideth my life with the depths of His love, And covers me there with His hand, And covers me there with His hand. A wonderful Savior is Jesus my Lord, He taketh my burden away; He holdeth me up, and I shall not be moved, He giveth me strength as my day. Refrain With numberless blessings each moment He crowns, And filled with His fullness divine, I sing in my rapture, oh, glory to God For such a Redeemer as mine! Refrain When clothed in His brightness, transported I rise To meet Him in clouds of the sky, His perfect salvation, His wonderful love Ill shout with the millions on high. Refrain Story: .....the next song carries on the theme of salvation, for Fanny knew it wasn't only the destitute Bowery dwellers who needed salvation. Although she had known Jesus from her childhood, it wasn't until the age of 31 that she considered herself truly converted. It happened this way: With all of her apparent devotion to Christ already shared in so many ways, it is hard to believe that she was not converted until 1851, age 31. This glorious beginning happened at a revival service held at the old John Street Methodist Church in New York which she joined. Recalling the incident years later, she said: "After a prayer was offered, they began to sing the grand old consecration hymn: `Alas! And Did My Saviour Bleed?' and when they reached the third line of the fifth stanza, `Here Lord, I give myself away,' my very soul was flooded with celestial light." She wrote of Jesus as a Saviour to herself, just as much as to anyone else. Notice in the hymn we call "He Hideth My Soul", that the first two stanzas begin with the words "A wonderful Saviour is Jesus my Lord." Bible Verses Exodus 33:22 - I will put you in a cleft in the rock and cover you with My hand until I have passed by. Desktop Backgrounds for He Hideth My Soul (Click on picture to view full-size)