TEXT: Psalm 46:10 King James Version (KJV).
10 Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among
the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.
Memory
Verse:
Be still, and know that I am God; I will
be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth. (Psalm 46:10)
Spiritual
revivals throughout history had always been accompanied by an outburst of new
song. This was especially true of the 16th century reformation
movement when, following centuries of dormancy during the middle Ages,
Congregational singing was rediscovered. However, by the 17th
century the church was once more cold and non-evangelistic. Again God lit the
fires of revival in the latter half of that century with a movement known as
the Pietistic Revival in Germany, which was similar to the puritan and Weslegan
movements in England. The Pietistic movement also gave birth to many rich
German hymns one of which incorporates the contributions of three persons.
Katharina
Von Schlegel was the outstanding woman of this revival movement little is known
of her other than that she was a Lutheran and may have been the canoness of an
evangelical women’s seminary in Germany. However, we do know that she
contributed a number of lyrics to a collection of spiritual songs published in
1752.
Approximately
100 years after it was written, this hymn text was translated into English by
Jane Borthwick, a scholar noted for her fine work in translating German texts.
This hymn tune is an arrangement of one arrangement of one movement from Jane
Sibelius’ “Finlandia. “Sibelius was Finland’s best – known composer, and his
music is general characterized by a strong nationalistic fervor.
God
has used the talents of these three individuals from different lands to provide
His people with a hymn that teaches so well the biblical truth that we all need
to relearn daily: “they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength…….
“(Isaiah 40:31).
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 ev’ry change He faithful will
remain. Be still, my soul – thy best, they heav’nly friend thru thorny ways
leads to a joyful end.
Be
still, my soul – 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.
“AMAZING
GRACE; 366 INSPIRING HYMN STORIES FOR DAILY DEVOTION”
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