The Cyber Hymnal ‎#11013

11013. By Whom Shall Jacob Now Arise?

1 By whom shall Jacob now arise?
For Jacob’s friends are few,
And—what should fill us with surprise—
They seem divided, too.

2 By whom shall Jacob now arise?
For Jacob’s foes are strong.
I read their triumph in their eyes,
They think he’ll fail ere long.

3 By whom shall Jacob now arise?
Can any tell by whom?
Say, shall this branch that withered lies,
Again revive and bloom?

4 Lord, Thou canst tell—the work is Thine,
The help of man is vain.
On Jacob now arise and shine,
And he shall live again.

Text Information

• First Line: By whom shall Jacob now arise?
• Title: By Whom Shall Jacob Now Arise?
• Author: Thomas Kelly
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Source: Hymns on Various Passages of Scriptures, 1804
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: ASCRIPTION
• Composer: Luther Orlando Emerson (1866)
• Meter: CM
• Key: B♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain