The Cyber Hymnal ‎#7380

7380. When Pharaoh Dared to Vex the Saints

1. When Pharaoh dared to vex the saints,
And thus provoked their God,
Moses was sent at their complaints,
Armed with his dreadful rod.
He called for darkness; darkness came
Like an o’erwhelming flood;
He turned each lake and every stream
To lakes and streams of blood.

2. He gave the sign, and noisome flies
Through the whole country spread;
And frogs in croaking armies rise
About the monarch’s bed.
Through fields, and towns, and palaces,
The tenfold vengeance flew;
Locusts in swarms devoured their trees,
And hail their cattle slew.

3. Then by an angel’s midnight stroke
The flower of Egypt died;
The strength of every house was broke,
Their glory and their pride.
Now let the world forbear its rage,
Nor put the church in fear;
Israel must live through every age,
And be th’Almighty’s care.

Text Information

• First Line: When Pharaoh dared to vex the saints
• Title: When Pharaoh Dared to Vex the Saints
• Author: Isaac Watts (1719)
• Meter: CMD
• Language: English
• Source: The Psalms of David, 1719
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: AMESBURY
• Composer: Uzziah C. Burnap (1895)
• Meter: CMD
• Incipit: 55671 16711 32533
• Key: A♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain