Be Still, My Soul
   Words: Katharina von Schlegel, b. 1697
   Tune: Jean Sibelius, 1865-1957
   Category: Life in Christ

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1. Be still, my soul! the Lord is   on  thy    side;
2. Be still, my soul! thy God  doth un -der  - take
3. Be still, my soul! the hour is   has-t'ning on

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1. Bear pa   -tient-ly the  cross of grief or  pain;
2. To   guide the   fu-ture as    He has   the past.
3. When we    shall be for -ev   -er with  the Lord,

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1. Leave to thy  God to or-der          and pro -vide
2. Thy hope, thy con-fi-dence let       noth-ing shake;
3. When dis-ap  -point-ment, grief, and fear are gone,

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1. In  ev-'ry  change He   faith-ful will  re-main.
2. All now mys-te-rious    shall be bright at last.
3. Sor-row for-got, love's pur  -est joys  re-stored.

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1. Be still, my soul! thy best,   thy heav'n-ly   Friend
2. Be still, my soul! the waves   and winds still know
3. Be still, my soul! when change and tears are   past;

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1. Thru thorn-y   ways leads to a     joy-ful  end.
2. His  voice Who ruled them while He dwelt be-low.
3. All  safe  and bless-ed   we shall meet at  last.