Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David, corrected and enlarged, to which is added a collection of hymns; the whole applied to the state of the Christian Church in general (2nd ed.) ‎#242

242. God gives Victory

1 Had not the God of truth and love,
When hosts against us rose,
Display'd his vengeance from above,
And crush'd the conquering foes:

2 Their armies like a raging flood
Had swept the guardless land,
Destroy'd on earth his blest abode,
And whelm'd our feeble band.

3 But safe beneath his spreading shield
His sons securely rest,
Defy the dangers of the field,
And bare the fearless breast.

4 And now our souls shall bless the Lord,
Who broke the deadly snare;
Who sav'd us from the murdering sword,
And made our lives his care.

5 Our help is in Jehovah's name,
Who form'd the heavens above;
He that supports their wondrous frame
Can guard his church by love.

Text Information

• First Line: Had not the God of truth and love
• Title: God gives Victory
• Meter: Common Metre
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1786
• Scripture:
  Psalm 124
• Topic: National: deliverance; Public Praise: for Deliverance
• Notes: Public Domain.

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