Be Still, My Soul
Tunes and Composers
- Tune: Finlandia, by Jean Sibelius (1865–1957), 1899
- Copyright: © 1900 Breitkopf & Härtel. Arr. copyright, 1933, by the Presbyterian Board of Christian Education; renewed, 1961; from The Hymnal. Used in the 1985 LDS hymnal by permission of The Westminister John Knox Press, Philadelphia, PA. Making copies without written permission of the copyright owner is prohibited.
- Tune: Unde et Memores, by William Henry Monk (1823–1889), 1875
- Copyright: Public Domain
Lyrics
- Poet: Katharina Amalia Dorothea von Schlegel (1697–1768)
- Poetic Meter: 10 10 10 10 10 10
- Copyright: Public Domain
- Translation: Jane Borthwick (1813–1897)
- Translation Copyright: Public Domain
<poem> Be still, my soul; the Lord is on thy side; Bear patiently the cross of grief or pain; Leave to thy God to order and provide; In every change He faithful will remain. Be still, my soul; thy best, thy heavenly, Friend Through thorny ways leads to a joyful end.
Be still, my soul; thy God doth undertake To guide the future as He has the past. Thy hope, thy confidence, let nothing shake; All now mysterious shall be bright at last. Be still, my soul; the waves and winds still know His voice who ruled them while He dwelt below.
Be still, my soul, though dearest friends depart And all is darkened in the vale of tears; Then shalt thou better know His love, His heart, Who comes to soothe thy sorrows and thy fears. Be still, my soul; thy Jesus can repay From His own fulness all He takes away.
Be still, my soul; the hour is hastening on When we shall be forever with the Lord, When disappointment, grief, and fear are gone, Sorrow forgot, love's purest joys restored. Be still, my soul; when change and tears are past, All safe and blessed we shall meet at last. </poem>
