#85 "How Firm a Foundation"

I love this hymn!  I have a special memory associated with it.  Many years ago (probably around 1989 or so) my first husband, Mike Ramsey, and I were traveling in our small Cessna airplane to Provo, Utah to attend the Church Music Workshop at BYU.  After we refueled at the St. George airport, and flew about an hour, we started to experience a lot of turbulence.  It was very scary.  The words of the third verse of this hymn came to mind:  "Fear not, I am with thee; oh, be not dismayed, For I am thy God and will still give thee aid.  I'll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand, Upheld by my righteous, upheld by my righteous, upheld by my righteous, omnipotent hand."  These words were very comforting to me as Mike battled the wind to keep our plane flying smoothly and straight.  We made it to Provo without any problems, but I will never forget the feelings of fear and then of comfort as I recalled this hymn.