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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, thy heav'nly Friend
Through thorny ways leads to a joyful end.

"We rest on Thee"—our Shield and our Defender!
We go not forth alone against the foe;
Strong in Thy strength, safe in Thy keeping tender,
"We rest on Thee, and in Thy name we go."

Be still, my soul: the hour is hast'ning on
When we shell be for ever 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.

—Katharine von Schlegel (trans. Jane L. Bostwick), Edith G. Cherry; to Finlandia, Jean Sibelius.