"The Anchor Holds"
The Anchor Holds. * A song of encouragement and hope for those going through the storms of life. Inspired by a real life experience.
By Lawrence Chewning and Ray Boltz
THE ANCHOR HOLDS
I have journeyed
Through the long, dark night
Out on the open sea
By faith alone
Sight unknown
And yet His eyes were watching me
CHORUS:
The anchor holds
Though the ship is battered
The anchor holds
Though the sails are torn
I have fallen on my knees
As I faced the raging seas
The anchor holds
In spite of the storm
Ive had visions
Ive had dreams
Ive even held them in my hand
But I never knew
They would slip right through
Like they were only grains of sand
CHORUS
I have been young
But I am older now
And there has been beauty
That these eyes have seen
But it was in the night
Through the storms of my life
Oh, that’s where God proved
His love to me
CHORUS (repeat)
1994 Word MusicASCAP (a div. of Word, Inc.) and Shepherd Boy MusicASCAP (adm. by Word, Inc.).
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Philip Johnson
good one Phil congrats
Tom Gomez
Nice composition and colours Phil …
Hans Kawitzki
Striking colours and nice words to go with it
Tainia Finlay
Stunning Phil!!! The word marry so well with the image I was moved to tears taking them both in. Beautiful!!
Rosalie Dale IPA
This could have another life Phil as an encouragement card with “The Anchor holds in spite of the storm” on it. What an absolute ripper of an image…a real gift! :) This has to be my personal ‘image of the day’.
Denis Molodkin
Brilliant work Phil, exciting composition & treatment, excellent capture!
midzing
brilliant work Phill,,,,,
midzing
ps…I know your name only has one l….. typo!! lol
AlMiller
Love the processing in this Phil
Sharon Mau
Sensational colours Phil, this is so outstanding! Congratulations on your feature in Dimensions
janfoster
truly great shot Phil : )
kalaryder
Oustanding and fabulous shot. Instant fav
Colin Cartwright
An excellent and universal concept, Phil.
Emphasized well, with single anchor for stability, and the fiery reds, hinting at troubles!
GailD
Brilliant image Phil & the words. Great.
Karl Williams
When I saw this in my Image Feed, I knew exactly who it was from .. you have a distinctive, and very impressive, style Phil ..
Trish Woodford
Wow this is just stunning, love the colours :)
David McLean
awesome work phil, please feel free to add it to… All about Boating
Marilyn Harris
A very empowering image and words! Brilliant work Phil! :o)
Patricia Montg...
Amazing image with perfect title and song lyrics! Well done!
Dave Moilanen
Wow Phil!!! This is magical, powerful and extremely beautiful!!!
Bravo buddy!!! :-)
simonesphotos
Great colours and composition Phil, nice accompanying words too :)
oxilius
Great Red !!! Oxilius
solo75
Beautiful composition Phil
Louise Cooke
I love nautical themes, and this does it for me! Great subject, colour and lighting…top stuff!
Olga
Spectacular, Phil and very inspiring words…
David Holmes
Amazing shot and words, beautifull and inspiring
Dave Law
Great capture Phil … Have you heard this song …
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 that blast, thro’ strength divine.
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 will surely hold in the Straits of Fear—
When the breakers have told that the reef is near;
Though the tempest rave and the wild winds blow,
Not an angry wave shall our bark o’erflow.
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 will firmly 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.
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.
When our eyes behold through the gath’ring night
The city of gold, our harbor bright,
We shall anchor fast by the heav’nly shore,
With the storms all past forevermore.
Béla Török
Brilliant work, Phil!
Veikko Suikkanen
Magnificent work!
tkrosevear
Absolute perfection my friend ;) xoxoxox
lightoftheworld
this song is wondeful. i’ve heard it, and this photo really ties in with it. :)
Kathryn Potempski
Phil you always astound me with your images this is no exception wow this just jumps out and grabs you well done my friend
Cora Wandel
Karen Tillotson
Wonderful image to accompany those poignant lyrics. Sincere congratulations on your well deserved feature!
Heather Rivet...
perfect
Michael Walters
Absolutely brilliant work Phil, this is one amazing image and I’ve never seen anything like it.The song is fantastic too and fits like a glove for this shot, great combo.
Heabar
Phil an Awesome capture matey !!! i just love your commentary with it !!! It reminds me of Hebrews 6. 19 This Hope we have as an Anchor of the soul, both sure sure & steadfast & which enters the Presence behind the veil !!! Amen !!
Fremme
stunning capture at all level, you’ve already heard it all on this one, so for me, this is stunning
Scott d'Almeida
awesome,
tkrosevear
Larry Butterworth
awesome looking work
Globalphotos
Stunning , definite fav for me, so vibrant !!
John Pitman
Congratulations on the feature. Well deserved. Magic colours. John
vonderzenn
Fantastic image so dramactic and well seen Phil.
blamo
Congratulations on your MIA Feature 17/6/2009
Lucindawind
wow this is just gorgeous !
Steve Chapple
Amazing strength and power, typical of an anchor…so well done.
Dream Vision I...
Stunning work Phill… 5*
terugvanver
great colours
Linda Syms
Amazing image Phil.
Jason Connolly
Excellent work Phil mate.
Joyce Dickens,...
Phil this is so impressive and emotional for me right now, but I thank you so much for bringing this to my attention… I Love It Light and Peace Always, Joyce
tabusoro
This photo is Amazing!! Love all your work:)
Randy Richards
This would be one fantastic photo! The sunset colors reflecting off the anchor is termendous. The song is great too! Blessings.
Sean Jansen
Amazing !!
Sharon Mau
Aloha Phil, congratulations on your wonderful feature in Sensational Sun
Karl Williams
Well done on the feature, Phil
JeffeeArt4u
Phil, I congradulate you for this work. I love the music tones that song has also.
I went looking for things of the Bible before and have a few…but the anchor is one of the oldest Christian symbols of hope.
Marie Sharp
Sharon Mau
Mia1 about 1 month ago
looks like a beautiful place to be. Beautiful shot. :o)
Lyn Evans 27 days ago
Gosh this is such and incredible image.
David Hibberd 23 days ago
Another special image Phil! Perfect mate.
Davo
Stephen Thomas 22 days ago
Outstanding Picture! I also the video clip of Ray Boltz singing that great song!
DaRkSiLeNcE 20 days ago
absolutely stunning!!