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WILL  YOUR  ANCHOR  HOLD

Time signature:  4/4
Choir Tempo: ~80 bpm  
Piano/Solo Tempo:  ~110 bpm
​
Priscilla Owens (1829-1907)
​William Kirkpatrick (1838-1921)
Accordion Notation
Beats per bar = 4
Beat symbol = Dot ( . ) or equivalent
Either row (high):  Buttons 5 - 9*
​Inner row (low):     Buttons 2- 5* plus o3*

Verse 1 (of 4)


 '"6   '7*   |   .7   .6      .5*     '"7*  '7*   |   .6       .6*   .6 
 '"3   '3*   |   .4   .3     .o3*    '"3*  '3*   |   .3       .2*   .3
Will your     an-chor  hold      in   the     storms of    life, /

   '"7    '7   |    "7*  "7*    .7*    .8     "6*  "6   |   .6*    .5*    .5   
   '"4    '4   |    "3*  "3*    .3*    .5     "2*  "3   |   .2*   .o3*   .2   
When the     clouds        un - fold    their        wings  of   strife? /

    '"5   '5   |      .6      .7     .7*    '"5   '5   |   .7*   .8*    .7   
    '"2   '2   |      .3      .4     .3*    '"2   '2   |   .3*   .4*    .4   
When the    strong  tides  lift,    and the    ca - bles  strain,  /


 '"6   '7   |   .8      .8     "8  "8*   "6  "7*   |    .7    .7*    :6      | 

 '"3   '4   |   .5      .5     "5  "4*   "3  "3*   |    .4    .3*    :3      | 
Will your    an - chor    drift         or            firm   re - main? 
 /



​Chorus:      .8    '"8   '8     "8    .8    "8    |   .9*    .8    :8   |  
          
      .5    '"5   '5     "5    .5    "5    |   .5*    .5    :5   | 
              We  have an    an- chor  that   keeps the soul  /

                 .7    "7  "7      .8      '"8    '7   |   .6   .7     :7*   |     
                 .4    "4  "4      .5      '"5    '4   |   .3   .4     :3*   |  
              Sted-fast and  sure  while  the     bil-lows  roll,  /

                "8    "8     '"8   '8      .8        .7    |   .8*   .8     :9*  |  
                "5    "5     '"5   '5      .5        .4    |   .4*   .5     :5*  |  
              Fast-ened    to  the  Rock  which    can-not  move,  /

                    "8    "8     "7    "6      .5      '"8*  '8*   |   .7   .7*     .6  
                    "5    "5     "4    "3      .2      '"4*  '4*   |   .4   .3*     .3  ​
              Ground-ed    firm  and   deep    in   the     Sav-ior’s  love.  
/

Embedded youTube VIDEOS

Keys:  Most youTube videos of this hymn are in F.  I found and included two in Bb and one each in C, D, E and G, along with five in F.

Key:  F

Tempo:  ~80 bpm

Group:  Choir & congregation at a Portleven church (in Cornwall, England).

Event:"Harvest of the Sea Sunday, October 25th, 2009.

​Posted by:  David Philp

Key:  F

Tempo:  ~80 bpm

Group:  Easington Lane Independent Methodist Church (in NE England)

​Posted by:  THENBA

​Produced by www.ianbritton.co.uk

Key:  F

Tempo: ~90 bpm

​Group:  Ely Cathedral Choir
             Cambridgeshire, England


Posted by:  w3tno

Key:  F
​
Tempo:  ~110 bpm

Pianist:  Andrew Remillard ?   

Posted by:  Andrew Remillard

From Broadman 1940 Hymnal #392
​

Key:  F

Tempo:  ~110 bpm.

Pianist:    Alan Broz
​
Posted by:  Alan Broz



Key:  C

Tempo:  ~110 bpm

Singer:  ?

​Posted by:  threelegsoman

Key: G

Tempo:  ~75 bpm.

Singer: J. Ashley Milne

Posted by: HeShedHisBlookForMe


Key:  Bb
​
Tempo:  ~90 bpm

Singers:  Kirsty Potts, Frances Wilkins, and
               Claire White

​Posted by:  Kirsty Potts

​A secular version.

Key:  E

Tempo:  ~100 bpm

Singer:  Ches Cooper

Posted by: Darren Cooper

Key:  D

Tempo:  ~45 bpm  (very slow)

Group:  ? 

Posted by: Rangers Seal

I don't see a connection between the Rangers (soccer team) and this hymn (unless the fans sing it at the games?)

Key:    Bb

Tempo:  ~80 bpm

Singer:  Gloria Bailey

​Posted by:  OLD TIME ANNOINTED GOSPEL
                   MUSIC

Jamaican Gospel 60s -Henry Records

BACKGROUND MATERIALS, INFORMATION & LINKS

​Lyrics:

Will your anchor hold in the storms of life,
When the clouds unfold their wings of strife?
When the strong tides lift, and the cables strain,
Will your anchor drift or firm remain?

Chorus:   We have an anchor that keeps the soul
                Stedfast and sure while the billows roll,
                Fastened to the Rock which cannot move,
                Grounded firm and deep in the Savior’s love. 

It is safely moored, ’twill the storm withstand,
For ’tis well secured by the Savior’s hand;
And the cables passed from His heart to mine,
Can defy the blast, through strength divine.

It will firmly hold in the straits of fear,
When the breakers have told the reef is near;
Though the tempest rave and the wild winds blow,
Not an angry wave shall our bark o’erflow.

It will surely hold in the floods of death,
When the waters cold chill our latest breath;
On the rising tide it can never fail,
While our hopes abide within the veil.
​

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