Based on Psalm 46:
When the mountains cower, quaking,
and the seas rise up in fear,
though the place we stand is shaken,
still we know that you are near.
When the nations rage in turmoil,
and the kingdoms topple down,
when we fight for scraps of empire,
be our sure and solid ground.
You alone have been our refuge
through the turning of the years.
Be our strength, O God, forever;
be the hope beyond our fears.
When the world we built is falling
underneath the weight of sin,
let us hear your city calling;
let your children enter in.
When the night is split with thunder
of the cannons as they roar,
come, O Lord, and work your wonders:
Break the weapons; end the wars.
You alone have been our stronghold;
with your praise our hearts are filled.
You alone shall be exalted.
You are God, and we are still.
Mount Rinjani eruption in 1994, in Lombok, Indonesia By Oliver Spalt, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=86316445
Kate Bluett 