197. Thou little flock, be not afraid

1 Thou little flock, be not afraid,
Though foes against thee stand arrayed,
And ready to destroy thee,
Although thy ruin they prepare,
And fill thee oft with anxious care:
They shall not long annoy thee.

2 Thy cause is God's; this comfort thee,
And His, not thine, the vengeance be:
Let Him perform His pleasure;
The needful help thou shalt obtain,
Thee and His word He will sustain,
Through Christ, His own dear Treasure.

3 As God is God, and true his word,
Fierce Satan and his hellish herd,
The world and all their powers,
shall reap but shame beneath His rod:
God is with us, and we with God:
The vict'ry must be ours.

Text Information
First Line: Thou little flock, be not afraid
Language: English
Publication Date: 1880
Topic: The Catechism: The Church
Notes: Author from Index: Attenberg— M. Loy; Hymn from the German Text: Verzage nicht, O Haeuflein klein
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