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Will Your Anchor Hold - We Have An Anchor That Keeps The Soul

By Gloria Bailey

4,742 views Jun 15, 2026 updated Verified editorial review

Gloria Bailey's song 'Will Your Anchor Hold in the Storms of Life' is a classic hymn that uses the metaphor of an anchor to describe the security found in faith during life's trials. The lyrics speak of storms, fear, and even death, but affirm that the soul is kept steadfast by being fastened to the unchanging Rock, which is the Savior's love. The song emphasizes that this anchor is secured by the Savior's hand and grounded in divine strength, offering hope and stability through any circumstance. It draws on the biblical imagery of an anchor for the soul, firm and secure, as found in Hebrews.

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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?


We have an anchor that keeps the soul

Steadfast 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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