Jesus Is a Rock in a Weary Land
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Traditional Spiritual
Arr. Glenn Burleigh, 1993

[Refrain]
Jesus is a Rock in a weary land, a weary land, a weary land.
Jesus is a Rock in a weary land, a shelter in a time of storm.

[Repeat Refrain]

[Verse 1]
I would not be a sinner. I'll tell you the reason why.
I'm afraid my Lord might call my name, and I wouldn't be ready to die.

[Refrain]

{Repeat Refrain]

[Verse 2]
I would not be a backslider. I'll tell you the reason why.
I'm afraid my Lord might call my name, and I wouldn't be ready to die.

[Refrain]

[Repeat Refrain]

[Verse 3]
In a weary land. In a weary land.
In a weary land, a shelter in a time of storm.
In a weary land. In a weary land.
In a weary land, a shelter in a time of storm.

[Verse 4]
Has He ever made a way when you didn't have a dime?
Has He ever stepped in just right on time?
Has He ever picked you up when you were down?
Has He ever placed your feet on solid ground?

[Refrain 2]
Then you know He is a Rock in a weary land, a weary land, a weary land.
Then you know He is a Rock in a weary land, a shelter in a time of storm.

[Repeat Verse 4]

[Repeat Refrain 2]

[Verse 5]
Jesus is a Rock in a weary land, a weary land.
Oh yes, He's a Rock, yes, in a weary land,
a shelter in a time of storm.
Jesus is a Rock in a weary land, a weary land.
Oh yes, He's a Rock yes, in a weary land,
a shelter in a time of storm,
a shelter in a time of storm!