Strength to "stand the storm"

A friend stood in church one Wednesday evening recently to share an idea with the congregation. It was something that had helped her as she was praying through a challenging time for her church. She said that as she had prayed she recalled from earlier years a verse in an African-American spiritual—a hymn. The words encouraged and strengthened her:

Stand the storm,
It won't be long;
We'll anchor by and by.

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