How Firm A Foundation

	  		   verse 1 

    G 
How firm a foundation, 
C/G G 
 Ye Saints of the Lord, 
G            G/B   D 
Is laid for your faith 
   D7/F# G C G/D   D     G 
In his  ex - cel - lent word! 
  G              D 
What more can he say 
     G/B  C               G 
Than to you he hath said, 
G 
Who unto the Savior, 
G 
Who unto the Savior, 
G   D        G   C/E 
Who unto the Savior 
C   G/D   D    G 
For refuge have fled? 



   verse 2 

   G 
In every condition- 
C/G G 
 In sickness, in health, 
G         G/B  D 
In pov-er-ty's vale 
   D7/F# G C  G/D  D   G 
Or  a - bound-ing in wealth, 
G             D 
At home or a-broad, 
   G/B  C 
On the land or the sea- 
G 
As thy days may demand, 
G 
As thy days may demand, 
G      D          G 
As thy days may demand, 
C/E  C  G/D      D   G 
 So thy succor shall be. 



   verse 3 

     G 
Fear not, I am with thee; 
C/G  G 
 oh, be not dismayed, 
G        G/B D 
For I am thy God 
    D7/F# G C  G/D   D   G 
and will still give thee aid. 
G                      D 
I'll strengthen thee, help thee, 
G/B  C 
and cause thee to stand, 
G 
Upheld by my righteous, 
G 
upheld by my righteous, 
G D          G   C/E 
Upheld by my righteous, 
C  G/D D   G 
omnipotent hand.