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From Every Stormy Wind that Blows lyrics - Hymn with Piano Music (Accurate)

From Every Stormy Wind that Blows lyrics - Hymn with Piano Music (Accurate)

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From Every Stormy Wind that Blows lyrics

Hugh Stowell, 1828

  • Tune Name: RETREAT

  • Composer: Thomas Hastings

  • Meter: 8.6.8.6 (CM)

  • Hymnbook Source: 19th-century American hymnals

Verse 1

From every stormy wind that blows,

From every swelling tide of woes,

There is a calm, a sure retreat;

‘Tis found beneath the mercy seat.


Verse 2

There is a place where Jesus sheds

The oil of gladness on our heads;

A place of all on earth most sweet;

It is the blood bought mercy seat.


Verse 3

There is a scene where spirits blend,

Where friend holds fellowship with friend;

Though sundered far, by faith they meet

Around one common mercy seat.


Verse 4

Ah! there, on eagles’ wings we soar,

And sin and sorrow molest no more;

And heav’n comes down, our souls to greet,

While glory crowns the mercy seat.


Verse 5

Oh, let my hand forget her skill,

My tongue be silent, cold, and still,

This bounding heart forget to beat,

If I forget the mercy seat!

Hymn Similarities and Biblical Scholar Analysis on This Hymn:

ScholarView / Interpretation
Philip Doddridge, Nonconformist Minister & Hymn Writer, 1702–1751Doddridge’s focus on divine guidance and comfort in trials mirrors the pastoral message of this hymn.
John Julian, Author, A Dictionary of Hymnology, 1829–1913Julian highlights the hymn’s use of imagery to convey spiritual comfort and protection amid life’s difficulties.
Isaac Watts, English Hymn Writer & Theologian, 1674–1748Watts’ hymns on reliance upon God’s providence reinforce the central themes of guidance and solace.
John Newton, Anglican Clergyman & Hymn Writer, 1725–1807Newton’s writings on God’s sustaining hand align with the hymn’s assurance of divine care.
Charles Wesley, Anglican Hymn Writer, 1707–1788Wesley often emphasizes trust in God during adversity, illustrating the theological background for this hymn.

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