How Firm a Foundation

The Mormon Tabernacle Choir sings "How Firm a Foundation."

[a-aron]

When I was trying to come back to church with all my addictions and challenge's I listened to this song in the shower, car and anywhere I could. After 9 months I partook of the sacrament and soon after became an elder went through the temple and got married in the Seattle Temple. God blesses us when we try everyday. God bless you if you struggle to get to church.

[Jen-joqu]

I literally don't understand how anyone could listen to a song like this and not believe in a higher power.

[vincenzomortillaro]

i am 7 and i am jack and i love this church i love it all! i hope more brothers &sisters join the church

[rupaanupttccourse]

I am from India... I am crying because i have never seen this type of singing...

May b in heavens i will see again

[clintjaipaul]

Returning to church next Sunday and I'm here to endure to the end along the covenant path

[ttdynamitemusic]

My two year old boy loves this song. He hums it in the grocery store. I showed him this video and he wants to listen to it again and again. What a powerful song.

[YoshisVGM]

"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 omnipotent hand." My favorite verse in the whole hymn.

[crystalayers]

My best days of my life were when I was strong in the Gospel & in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. I have been way less active for far too long. This music helps give me hope and strengthens my faith.

[antonmeyer]

I lost my faith and fell away from the church at 17 some 3 odd years ago, I got into some bad habits, alcohol, nicotine, etc. But after experiencing the worldly, hedonistic lifestyle for some time, and looking at the direction the world is heading in, it made me realize how important the community, and family values are. And I know that having God and community in your life is the ONLY way to fix the mental health and loneliness epidemic the world faces today. I started going to church again 2 weeks ago with my brother, and last week this song was played in sacrament, and I felt the spirit in a way I never had before. But though I still don't have the faith I used to have, and I struggle to keep commandments sometimes, I hope to return to Christ and help build his kingdom on the earth. God Bless.

[Carcmaspike]

Hey all. I just came here for a good cry and to let myself be reminded of the love Jesus has for me.

[nathanieloluyale]

To me, Mormon Tabernacle Choir seems to be the World Best Choir

[KimberlyRedman-fr]

This hymn is saying that we should not ever give up on whatever we are going through because Jesus Christ is always with us. We are the ones that give up on him and walk away from his presence.

[Damariobros]

An extraordinarily powerful and empowering moment for me was the moment I realized that this song is a message from God, a declaration by God of His will. God really will never abandon us. God really will always strengthen us, help us, and cause us to stand. His righteous, omnipotent hand really will hold us up. He really will succor us no matter what condition or situation we are in, no matter where we are, no matter how or who we are. He really will save anyone who stands upon the foundation of faith which was laid. He really will never forsake us. All we gotta do is trust that He will do it, and have faith in our redeemer.

When I realized that God was speaking to me through this song, relaying this message to me, I broke down, sobbing tears of joy. _The most powerful being in existence is on my side, and will never, _*_can never, _*_ leave my side._ Even now, as I write this comment a few weeks later, I am overflowing with so much joy that it is coming out in the form of tears.

Whenever I hear this song, I hear God speaking the words.

[Damariobros]

Something I love about this version of the song is that there's no music during the third verse — the organ is completely silent. It's like that's done to remove the noise, and make it easier to hear the spirit… it's such a powerful verse, being such an important and touching and impactful promise from God, and this version of the song makes a HUGE impact by cutting the music for this verse. I absolutely love it! ☺️
It's like the organ goes quiet so that God's voice can come in loud and clear! ❤️

[abitztv]

I'm proud to be a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

[tamaraelsberry]

For He is my God and ALWAYS gives me aid, He strengthens me, helps me, and causes me to stand, upholds me by His righteous hand. These are not just words to a song. It is a reality. Not only that but He provides for me, teaches me, heals me, comforts me in sorrow, then brings me back to joy. Counsels me, empowers me, leads me along, restores to me all that was lost.
These blessings are available to all who will seek Him. Try Him and see if it isn't so...

[thatoneguy]

I just returned from a stake youth church history trip for a week and I wasn't feeling like I was getting out what I put in. I have been rather inactive for the months leading up to it but I didn't consider that I was inactive because I still did everything the same other than go to church. I was at the point to were this trip was really going to tell me if I believe in this church and will serve a mission. I was feeling like I wasn't strengthening my testimony but I was only growing closer to my group of friends. The whole trip was great but on the second to last day I was on the bus but instead of talking to all my friends like I would normally do, I was the only one awake so I leaned back and thought if this whole trip I feel nothing then it would be a waste so this is my official prayer asking if this is the truth and to give me a sign. During this we were on our way to the Winter Quarters but had to stop at a church to wait our turn for the tour. I had forgotten that I had asked for a sign by then and was admiring the temple. After the tour we head back to the church and had a little meeting with the stake after dinner. They then said that we would be splitting into our companies and doing a testimony meeting. I was pretty neutral on the idea but I didn't expect anything of it. I mad it through three testimonies (which funnily enough were my three closest friends in my company) but the fourth made me start crying. He was talking about how he was able to feel the spirit in a different way and I connected it to my experience immediately. I was crying pretty good but there was a gap in-between testimonies and I started thinking about how impossible this feeling was to ignore or deny and right then is when I noticed that this was the sign I had prayed for. I then started to think about all my friends and how I wish they could've been there with me and then I started to think about the missionary's in our friend group and all the missionaries that I know I was crying harder and harder but then I thought of my sister who went on a mission to Spain and her husband who served in new Zealand and was crying really hard to where I felt like I was distracting or being to dramatic or looking for attention. I then saw a kid in my company react to someone else testimony after she had said family's can be together forever in heaven and I remembered that his sister had died and that's why he reacted to it. I started to feel so much empathy for him and wanted to give him a hug but I wasn't going to do it in the middle of the meeting. I then started to think about all the people in that room who knew what I was going through and started thinking about what they had been going through and I was really crying, probably the hardest in the building. I knew I wasn't going to bear my testimony because I was watching it form right in front of my eyes. There was another girl who I had become acquainted with throughout the trip who started talking about how she planned on leaving the church when she turned 18 but after this trip she changed her mind because of how she felt and what she saw, and in my head I thought "We almost had a child of god lead astray" and I started crying some more. The testimony meeting ended and I hugged one of my leaders and after I hugged them I turned around to the kid whose sister had died and I called his name and he turned to me and instantly hugged my and we were both making really ugly crying noises but we were hugging really hard. I then went around the room hugging everyone and then went outside our room and started hugging all my friends that I could find even though they were chilling and eating ice cream. I was still balling when I was walking around as I knew these people knew what I just learned and I was so happy. The dance started so I went into the foyer and sat alone crying still. A leader named Nick came up to me to check on me and I told him I had never been better. He told me to hold onto these experiences and never forget them and told me his name but I cannot remember the last name. He walked away and the music was playing loud so I went outside and looked out into the late evening sky. That was four days ago and I feel like the spirit hasn't left inside of me since. Today in church after hearing the other youth talk about their experience I wanted to hear more so I texted all my friends and asked what wards they were in and when they started, my church starts at 9 so I didn't go to second hour and left to another ward that started at 10:30. I listen to this ward and started planning on where I was going to go next and I planned on going to the ward that was about 25 minutes away but it was my best friend on the trip so I wanted to go. I sat next to her this time and she was one of the youth speaking. This ward was my favorite to listen to because the al seemed to have matured greatly and they were speaking from the heart and all were crying. I only started crying when my friend was speaking and when she said that she knows its the true church. I started crying because it was so powerful to hear someone you love say something so lovely. I cried plenty more while the closing speaking was talking but what really hit me was this closing song, How Firm a Foundation. There was a couple of people to my far right and one of them was a dude with a really great talent for singing and the piano was really good and my friend who just went through so much with me sounded so bad because of how lost our voices were. All of it together made me cry but I had to keep singing because we were singing this same song at the end of our testimony meeting on the trip and I had to stop singing because I was crying, so I wanted to finish this time. I think number 85 of the hymn book is my new favorite song.

[thatoneguy]

1. How firm a foundation, ye Saints of the Lord, Is laid for your faith in his excellent word! What more can he say than to you he hath said, Who unto the Savior, who unto the Savior, Who unto the Savior for refuge have fled?
2. In ev’ry condition—in sickness, in health, In poverty’s vale or abounding in wealth, At home or abroad, on the land or the sea—As thy days may demand, as thy days may demand, As thy days may demand, so thy succor shall be.
3. 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.
7. The soul that on Jesus hath leaned for repose I will not, I cannot, desert to his foes; That soul, though all hell should endeavor to shake, I’ll never, no never, I’ll never, no never, I’ll never, no never, no never forsake!

[felizardaarvesta]

This song strengthens my faith. Proud to be LDS member from Zimbabwe

[bzscck]

I was born in mainland China, so I know how dark it is without God, because the light of God belongs to the CCP. I grew up in the United States and believed in God and knew God. Only then did I know that the power and light of God’s freedom and democracy must be the root of life and the source of vitality. I am grateful to God, witness faith, studing and searching wisdoms, promoting science and technology, humanity and the history of civilization to develop and advance forever!