Like a River Glorious

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Like a River Glorious · Altar of Praise Chorale

Organ and Choir Hymns

℗ 2020 Altar of Praise Chorale

Released on: 2020-05-11

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The Historic Faith · Hymn Companion

Like a River Glorious

Words by Frances Ridley HavergalMusic by James MountainWritten 1876Tune WYE VALLEY

Like a river glorious
Is God's perfect peace,
Over all victorious
In its bright increase;
Perfect, yet it floweth
Fuller every day,
Perfect, yet it groweth
Deeper all the way.

Stayed upon Jehovah,
Hearts are fully blest;
Finding, as He promised,
Perfect peace and rest.

Hidden in the hollow
Of His blessed hand,
Never foe can follow,
Never traitor stand;
Not a surge of worry,
Not a shade of care,
Not a blast of hurry
Touch the spirit there.

Stayed upon Jehovah,
Hearts are fully blest;
Finding, as He promised,
Perfect peace and rest.

Every joy or trial
Falleth from above,
Traced upon our dial
By the Sun of Love;
We may trust Him fully
All for us to do;
They who trust Him wholly
Find Him wholly true.

Stayed upon Jehovah,
Hearts are fully blest;
Finding, as He promised,
Perfect peace and rest.

Story Behind the Song

Frances Ridley Havergal wrote this hymn in the 1870s, drawing especially on Isaiah 26:3 and the biblical promise of perfect peace for those who trust in God. It was paired with James Mountain's tune WYE VALLEY, which became the standard melody for the text. The hymn reflects Havergal's characteristic emphasis on consecration, trust, and inward rest in Christ amid trial.

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Hymns of Consecration and Faith, Sacred Songs and Solos, Trinity Hymnal, Baptist Hymnal, The Celebration Hymnal