Classic Christian Hymns · Public-domain text

Be Still, My Soul

Katharina von Schlegel; trans. Jane L. Borthwick

A German Lutheran writer of the pietist movement (1697–1797). Very little is known of her personal life, as she spent her days quietly in a Protestant women's seminary. In 1752, she wrote the poem 'Stille, mein Wille, dein Jesus hilft siegen' ('Be Still, My Soul') during a time of great social change and conflict, encouraging believers to rest in God's sovereign control over the future, just as Jesus ruled the wind and waves.

Source: Classic public-domain hymn

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.
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.
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 blessed we shall meet at last.
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