Psalms, carefully suited to the Christian worship in the United States of America ‎#261

261. Divine protection

1 Up to the hills I lift mine eyes,
Th' eternal hills beyond the skies;
Thence all her help my soul derives;
There my almighty refuge lives.

2 He lives; the everlasting God,
That built the world, that spread the flood;
The heav'ns with all their host, he made,
And the dark regions of the dead.

3 He guides our feet, he guards our way;
His morning smiles adorn the day:
He spreads the ev'ning veil, and keeps
The silent hours while Israel sleeps.

4 Israel, a name divinely blest,
May rise secure, securely rest;
Thy holy guardian's wakeful eyes
Admit no slumber, nor surprise.

5 No sun shall smite thy head by day,
Nor the pale moon with sickly ray
Shall blast thy couch; nor baleful star
Dart his malignant fire so far.

6 Should earth and hell with malice burn,
Still thou shalt go, and still return;
Safe in the Lord! his heav'nly care
Defends thy life from every snare.

7 On thee foul spirits have no power;
And in thy last departing hour
Angels, that trace the airy road,
Shall bear thee homeward to thy God.

Text Information

• First Line: Up to the hills I lift mine eyes
• Title: Divine protection
• Meter: Long Metre
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1791
• Scripture:
  Psalm 121
• Notes: Public Domain.

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