What Time I Am Afraid

What time I am afraid
I put my trust in Thee;
In God I rest, and praise
His Word, so rich and free.

In God I put my trust,
I neither doubt nor fear,
For man can never harm
With God my Helper near.

In God, the Lord, I rest,
His word of grace I praise,
His promise stands secure,
Nor fear nor foe dismays.

Upon me are Thy vows,
O God, in Whom I live;
The sacrifice of praise
To Thee I now will give.

For Thou hast saved from death,
From falling kept me free,
That in the light of life
My walk may be with Thee.

Author: Unknown

This is a metrical paraphrase of Psalm 56:3-13. No specific author is credited in common hymnals or sources; it appears in 19th- and early 20th-century collections (e.g., The Psalter, 1912) as an anonymous versification, sometimes paired with tunes like 'St. Michael' or 'Boylston'. Not attributable to major known hymnists such as Watts, Wesley, or Montgomery.