We Have An Anchor
- Words:
- Priscilla J. Owens
- Music:
- William J. Kirkpatrick
Sheet music
- 1Will your anchor hold in the storms of life,When the clouds unfold their wings of strife?When the strong tides lift, and the cables strain,Will your anchor drift, or firm remain?We have an anchor that keeps the soulSteadfast and sure while the billows roll,Fastened to the Rock which cannot move,Grounded firm and deep in the Savior’s love.
- 2It is safely moored, ’twill the storm withstand,For ’tis well secured by the Savior’s hand;And the cables passed from His heart to mine,Can defy the blast, thru strength divine.We have an anchor that keeps the soulSteadfast and sure while the billows roll,Fastened to the Rock which cannot move,Grounded firm and deep in the Savior’s love.
- 3It will firmly hold in the straits of fear,When the breakers have told the reef is near;Tho’ the tempest rage and the wild winds blow,Not an angry wave shall our bark o’erflow.We have an anchor that keeps the soulSteadfast and sure while the billows roll,Fastened to the Rock which cannot move,Grounded firm and deep in the Savior’s love.
- 4When our eyes behold thru the gath’ring nightThe city of gold, our harbor bright,We shall anchor fast by the heav’nly shore,With the storms all past forevermore.We have an anchor that keeps the soulSteadfast and sure while the billows roll,Fastened to the Rock which cannot move,Grounded firm and deep in the Savior’s love.
In the hymnals
- Written in 1882, the words are in 207 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →
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