The Rock That Is Higher Than I

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O sometimes the shadows are deep,

And rough seems the path to the goal,

And sorrows, sometimes how they sweep

Like tempests down over the soul!

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O sometimes how long seems the day,

And sometimes how weary my feet;

But toiling in life's dusty way,

The Rock's blessed shadow, how sweet! [Refrain]

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O near to the Rock let me keep

If blessings or sorrow prevail,

Or climbing the mountain way steep,

Or walking the shadowy vale. [Refrain]

Refrain:

O then to the Rock let me fly,

To the Rock that is higher than I;

O then to the Rock let me fly,

To the Rock that is higher than I!

Author: Erastus Johnson

Psalm 61:1-3

Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer. From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I. For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.