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Text:Had Not the Lord Been Israel's Help
Author:Anonymous
Tune:BOYNTON
Composer:Henry Abraham César Malan, 1787-1864
Media:MIDI file

2091. Had Not the Lord Been Israel's Help

1. Had not the Lord been Israel’s help
When angry foes assailed,
Had not the Lord been on our side,
Our righteous cause had failed.

2. Without His help the waters proud
Had overwhelmed our soul,
But, praised be God, the waves of wrath
Are under His control.

3. We are escaped, as from the snare,
A bird in safety flies;
The snare is broken and our souls
In liberty arise.

4. Our help is in the glorious name,
The name of matchless worth,
Of Him to whom all power belongs,
The Lord of Heaven and earth.

Text Information
First Line: Had not the Lord been Israel's help
Title: Had Not the Lord Been Israel's Help
Author: Anonymous (1912)
Meter: CM
Language: English
Source: The Psalter (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: The United Presbyterian Board of Publication, 1912), number 352
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: BOYNTON
Composer: Henry Abraham César Malan, 1787-1864
Meter: CM
Incipit: 51217 52321 34661
Key: A♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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