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How Firm a Foundation
Meter: 11.11.11.11 Appears in 2,121 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 43:1-5 First Line: How firm a foundation, you saints of the Lord Lyrics: 1 How firm a foundation, you saints of the Lord,
is laid for your faith in his excellent Word!
What more can he say than to you he has said,
to you who for refuge to Jesus have fled?
2 "Fear not, I am with you, O be not dismayed,
for I am your God and will still give you aid;
I'll strengthen you, help you, and cause you to stand,
upheld by my righteous, omnipotent hand.
3 "When through the deep waters I call you to go,
the rivers of sorrow shall not overflow,
for I will be with you in trouble to bless,
and sanctify to you your deepest distress.
4 "When through fiery trials your pathway shall lie,
my grace all-sufficient shall be your supply;
the flame shall not hurt you; I only design
your dross to consume and your gold to refine.
5 "The soul that on Jesus has leaned for repose
I will not, I will not desert to its foes;
that soul, though all hell should endeavor to shake,
I'll never, no never, no never forsake!"
Topics: Comfort & Encouragement; Deliverance; Temptation & Trial; Redemption; Assurance; Comfort & Encouragement; Deliverance; Pilgrimage & Conflct; Providence; Redemption; Temptation & Trial; Word of God Used With Tune: FOUNDATION Text Sources: J. Rippon's Selection of Hymns, 1787, alt.
How Firm a Foundation
Be Not Afraid
Author: Bob Dufford, SJ, b. 1943 Appears in 22 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 43:2-3 First Line: You shall cross the barren desert Used With Tune: [You shall cross the barren desert]
Be Not Afraid
Precious Lord, Take My Hand
Author: George N. Allen; Thomas A. Dorsey, 1899-1993 Meter: Irregular Appears in 110 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 43:1-2 Topics: Burial; Christian Hope; Comfort, Rest; Morning, Evening Used With Tune: PRECIOUS LORD Text Sources: The Oberlin Social and Sabbath School Hymn Book, 1844
Precious Lord, Take My Hand
FOUNDATION
Meter: 11.11.11.11 Appears in 405 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Dale Grotenhuis Scripture: Isaiah 43:1-5 Tune Sources: J. Funk's A Compliation of Genuine Church Music, 1832 Tune Key: G Major Incipit: 56161 51131 35561 Used With Text: How Firm a Foundation
FOUNDATION
[You shall cross the barren desert]
Appears in 21 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Bob Dufford, SJ, b. 1943; Sr. Theophone Hytrek, OSF, 1915-1992 Scripture: Isaiah 43:2-3 Tune Key: G Major Incipit: 34555 55534 55565 Used With Text: Be Not Afraid
[You shall cross the barren desert]
ADESTE FIDELES
Meter: 11.11.11.11 Appears in 1,310 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 43:1-7 Tune Key: G Major Incipit: 11512 55323 43211 Used With Text: How Firm a Foundation
ADESTE FIDELES
Jesus, Lover of my soul
Author: C. Wesley Hymnal: The Presbyterian Book of Praise #162b (1897) Meter: 7.7.7.7 D Scripture: Isaiah 43:2 Topics: The Christian Life Faith, Penitence and Confession Languages: English Tune Title: REFUGE
Jesus, Lover of my soul
Jesus, Lover of my soul
Author: C. Wesley Hymnal: The Presbyterian Book of Praise #162c (1897) Meter: 7.7.7.7 D Scripture: Isaiah 43:2 Topics: The Christian Life Faith, Penitence and Confession Languages: English Tune Title: MARTYN
Jesus, Lover of my soul
How Firm a Foundation
Hymnal: Psalms for All Seasons #11B (2012) Meter: 11.11.11.11 Scripture: Isaiah 43:1-5 First Line: How firm a foundation you saints of the Lord Lyrics: 1 How firm a foundation you saints of the Lord,
is laid for your faith in his excellent Word!
What more can he say than to you he has said,
to you who for refuge to Jesus have fled?
2 "Fear not, I am with you, O be not dismayed,
for I am your God, and will still give you aid;
I'll strengthen you, help you, and cause you to stand,
upheld by my righteous, omnipotent hand.
3 "The soul that on Jesus has leaned for repose
I will not, I will not desert to its foes;
that soul, though all hell should endeavor to shake,
I'll never, no, never, no never forsake!" Topics: Church Year Lent; Church Year Pentecost; Church Year Transfiguration; Fear; God as Refuge; God as Judge; God's Righteousness; God's Face; God's Nearness; God's Presence; Grace; Healing; Judgment; Lament Individual; Shame; Temptation And Trial; Trust; Truth Tune Title: FOUNDATION
How Firm a Foundation
Bob Dufford
b. 1943 Person Name: Bob Dufford, SJ, b. 1943 Scripture: Isaiah 43:2-3 Author of "Be Not Afraid" in Gather Comprehensive
Bob Dufford
Theophane Hytrek
1915 - 1992 Person Name: Sr. Theophone Hytrek, OSF, 1915-1992 Scripture: Isaiah 43:2-3 Arranger of "[You shall cross the barren desert]" in Gather Comprehensive b. Feb. 28, 1915, Stuart, NE; composer; organist
Theophane Hytrek
K.
Person Name: "K" Scripture: Isaiah 43:1-2 Author of "How Firm a Foundation" in Hymns for the Family of God In John Rippon's A Selection of Hymns (1787, plus numerous subsequent editions), "How Firm a Foundation" (no. 128) is attributed simply to "K—". Two other hymns in the collection bear the same mark, "In songs of sublime adoration and praise," and "The Bible is justly esteemed." The author of the hymn has never been definitively identified, but the most common candidates are listed below.
I. Robert Keen(e)
The most likely possibility is Robert Keene, who served as precentor at Rippon's church. The evidence for connecting K with Keene comes (1) from his close acquaintance with Rippon, (2) Rippon's tune book, and (3) the testimony (of sorts) of Thomas Walker.
After Rippon started publishing a tune book, A Selection of Psalm and Hymn Tunes (1792), to go with his hymnal, both books were cross-referenced against each other; the tunes suggested for "How Firm a Foundation" were GEARD (no. 156) and BROUGHTON (no. 172). Both GEARD and BROUGHTON first appeared in Rippon's tune book and were probably written for it. BROUGHTON is by T. [Thomas] Walker., and GEARD is by R. [Robert] Keene, thus the association with "K.", but the connection is speculative at best.
Julian, in his article on "How Firm" in the Dictionary of Hymnology, notes that Walker later assisted Alexander Fletcher with his A Collection of Hymns (1822), and in that collection the text is attributed to Keen.
II. George Keith
In Josiah Miller's Singers and Songs of the Church (1869), "How Firm" is attributed to George Keith. According to Julian, the motivation behind this attribution was Daniel Sedgwick—-Miller credits him in the preface with having contributed special hymnological knowledge--yet Julian notes that Sedgwick garnered his information from "an old woman whom Sedgwick met in an almshouse." Keith was a publisher in London, and was the son-in-law of Dr. Gill, Rippon's distinguished predecessor at Carter Lane.
III. Thomas Kirkham
In 19th century editions of Rippon's Selection, the hymn was attributed to "Kirkham." Thomas Kirkham published A Collection of Hymns in 1788, yet "How Firm" was not included. His connection to Rippon is unclear.
IV. Kennedy/Kennady
Still other collections offer a different possiblity: a Kennedy or Kennady. This attribution appears as early as 1826 in Nettleton's Village Hymns. In Spurgeon's Our Own Hymn Book (1866), he offers "Kirkham or Kennedy, 1787." This person has yet to be identified.
V. John Rippon
In his preface to the Selection, Rippon wrote:
In most places, where the names of the authors were known, they are put at full length, but the hymns which are not so distinguished, or which have only a single letter prefixed to them, were, many of them composed by a person unknown, or else have undergone some considerable alterations.
Since Rippon is known to have significantly altered hymns in his collection ("All hail the power of Jesus' name," being a notable example), Rippon likely deserves at least partial credit for texts bearing the mark "K."
—Chris Fenner
with contributions from Eric Stedfeld, Peter Irvine, and Peter Rehwaldt
See also "How Firm a Foundation".
K.
