Take Refuge

Take Refuge

When a blast of the terrible ones comes down
    And brings a storm to your placid sea.
When your flesh and your heart are failing
    From the fear of what is to be.
When your heart is grieved and your spirit defeated
    By the storms blasting your weary land.

You have a refuge.
    A shelter from the storm.
He is our safe harbor.
    A shadow from the heat.
He is a hiding place from the winds that rage.
    He is the rock that is higher than I.

A rock that no enemy can reach.
    He prepares a table for me in their presence.
He will keep me safe from harm.
    He is my hope.
A place of repair.
    He is my strong tower.

He will never forsake me.
    The storm I need not fear.
The master is always near.
    When my heart is overwhelmed
He holds me by my right hand.
    For my Lord will roar out of Zion.

He shall utter his strong voice.
    The Earth will shake from his presence.
I have a big God.
    Bigger than the storm.
Those far from him will be swept away.
    For me, it is good to be near him.
                                                            Vasquez Savage