I Love the Lord - Be Still, My Soul

The song is titled "I Love The Lord". The arrangement is by Ronald Staheli. The lyrics are a paraphrase of 2 Nephi 4.

I Love the Lord

I love the Lord, in Him my soul delights.
Upon His word, I ponder day and night.
He's heard my cry, brought visions to my sleep,
And kept me safe o'er deserts and the deep.
He's filled my heart with His consuming love,
And borne me high on wings of His great dove.

Yet oft I groan, "O wretched man am I"
My flesh is weak and Im encompassed by
A world of sin, which holds me in its thrall,
If I give in and to temptations fall.
Then strength grows slack, I waste in sorrows vale;
My peace destroyed, my enemies prevail.

Awake, my soul! No longer droop in sin.
Rejoice, my heart! And let me praise again,
The Lord my God, who is my rock and stay
To keep me strict upon His straight, plain way.
Oh let me shake at the first sight of sin
And thus escape my foes without and in.

I love the Lord, In him my soul delights.

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[joelpilon]

Katharine von Schlegel wrote the words to this hymn during the 17th century, 100 years before The Book of Mormon even existed. She based the words off of Psalm 46:10 "Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth." I just don't know how she could have any intention of it being anything relating to 2 Nephi 4 if 2 Nephi was not written until a century later...years after von Schlegel had died. I love this hymn and this arrangement.

[Isolation1]

@joelpilon There are many hymns that you can sing with different arrangements, and even mix and matched music with lyrics. Try it! Its actually very neat when you can find the ones that match up and make them work. Ill pull up some examples and share them at a later time.

[Isolation1]

@joelpilon What makes you think she had any intention of it relating to 2 Nephi? And who suggested that? She obviously wrote hers based on Psalm 46:10 as a reference. Many years later, Ronald Staheli came along and did is own rendition with 2 Nephi 4 as the reference. I dont understand how you are trying to link the two. 2 Nephi was actually written long before Katharine Von Schlegel was ever around, but it was translated in the 1800's.

[liljoe802]

If you can please contact me, I am a choir director and I have the song Be still my Soul but would really like this version of the Lyrics..thank you and God Bless.

[Isolation1]

@liljoe802 I posted the lyrics with this song. As you are viewing the video, look below it, you may have to expand the box but it contains all the lyrics. Thank you!

[sk8m4f14]

This song is a Spiritual bomb...

[farroutdave]

All I can say is that this song helped me through a time that I was really scared. I heard it for the first time in General Priesthood April 07. I had just been diagnosed with cancer and was really scared with what the future held for me. This song help calm me, and to this day when I hear this song tears come to my eyes.

[MrAjbankhead]

@joelpilon Katharine von Schlegel wrote the words to the poem "Be Still My Soul" based on the Psalm 46:10. Yes. However, these are not those words. The music was written by Jean Sibelius who lived 1865-1957. Ronald Staheli adapted the text from 2 Nephi 4 to this music. Listen to it and be moved by the Spirit of God.

[LimizukiStudios]

@ggashsplash you're just jealous ;D

[bcaldw02]

@joelpilon, you can do that as long as they have the same meter. The LDS hymnbook has the meters listed in the back so you can mix and match.

[quintusmagus]

@joelpilon Sorry, this is 100% wrong. Schlegel wrote the text to the hymn "Be Still, My Soul." Like the above song, Schlegel's text is most often sung to Sibelius' famous tune, "Finlandia." The above text is not Schlegel's; it is a modern paraphrase of a text from the "Book of Mormon." I can't remember the poet's name, but he was definitely still living. I know this because I was in the choir above and the name on the sheet music was nothing like "Schlegel."

[pmarti99]

gives me chills every time i listen to it. such a great arrangement!

[glotof]

@Isolation1 Because you said it was a paraphrase. That implies she did it on purpose, my brother :)