GHS 76 : In Times Like These Lyrics
GHS 76, “In Times Like These,” is a hymn of urgent, practical faith written for seasons of instability and uncertainty. Written by Ruth Caye Jones during the Second World War, the hymn does not romanticise the difficulty of the times but treats it honestly: these times are hard, and what a person needs in hard times is not optimism but a Saviour, an anchor, and the Bible. The repeated instruction, “be very sure your anchor holds and grips the Solid Rock,” is not a gentle suggestion but an urgent warning against building on anything less than Christ.
The final stanza shifts from instruction to testimony: in times like these, the singer is not just advising others but declaring their own personal certainty. This hymn appears as number 76 in the Gospel Hymns and Songs (GHS) collection, used in Deeper Life Bible Church and related assemblies across West Africa.
Hymn Lyrics – GHS 76: In Times Like These
- In times like these, you need a Saviour, In times like these, you need an anchor; Be very sure, Be very sure, Your anchor holds, and grips the Solid Rock!
This Rock is Jesus, Yes He’s the One, This Rock is Jesus, the only One; Be very sure, be very sure, Your anchor holds, and grips the Solid Rock.
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In times like these, you need the Bible, In times like these, O, be not idle; Be very sure, be very sure, Your anchor holds and grips the Solid Rock!
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In times like these, I have a Saviour, In times like these, I have an anchor; I’m very sure, I’m very sure, My anchor holds, and grips the Solid Rock!
