The Sheltering Rock
- Words:
- W. E. Penn
- Music:
- W. E. Penn
Sheet music
- 1There is a Rock in a weary land,It's shadow falls on the burning sand;Inviting pilgrims as they pass,To seek a shade in the wilderness.Then why will ye die? O! why will ye die?When the shelt'ring Rock is so near by,O! why will ye die?
- 2There is a Well in a desert plain,It's waters call with entreating strain,"Ho, ev'ry thirsting, sinsick soul,Come, freely drink, and thou shalt be whole.“Then why will ye die? O! why will ye die?When the living Well is so near by,O! why will ye die?
- 3A great fold stands with its portals wide,The sheep astray on the mountain side;The Shepherd climbs o'er mountains steep,He's reaching now for His wand'ring sheep.Then why will ye die? O! why will ye die?When the Shepherd's fold is so near by,O! why will ye die?
- 4There is a cross where the Savior died;His blood flowed out in a crimson tide,A sacrifice for sins of men,And free to all who will enter in.Then why will ye die? O! why will ye die?When the crimson cross is so near by,O! why will ye die?
In the hymnals
- Written in 1887, the words are in 96 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →
Words, music and setting are in the public domain. The sheet music and words are from PDHymns.com. The piano is the FluidR3 General MIDI sound font (MIT licence). How many hymnals print a hymn, and when it was written, is from Hymnary.org.