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A Complaint against Persecutors

Hymnal: The Psalms of David #145 (1740) First Line: And will the GOD of Grace Lyrics: 1 And will the GOD of Grace Perpetual Silence keep; The GOD of Justice hold his Peace, And let his Vengeance sleep? 2 Behold, what cursed Snares The Men of Mischief spread: The Men that hate thy Saints and Thee Lift up their threat'ning Head. 3 Against thy hidden Ones Their Counsels they employ, And Malice, with her watchful eye, Pursues them to destroy. 4 The Noble and the Base Into thy Pastures leap; The Lion and the stupid ass Conspire to vex thy Sheep. 5 "Come, let us join, they cry, "To root them from the Ground, "Till not the Name of Saints remain, "Nor mem'ry shall be found." 6 Awake, Almighty GOD, And call thy Wrath to Mind; Give them like Forests to the Fire, Or Stubble to the Wind. 7 Convince their Madness, Lord, And make them seek thy Name; Or else their stubborn Rage confound, That they may die in Shame. 8 Then shall the Nations know That glorious dreadful Word, JEHOVAH is thy Name alone, And thou the Sov'reign Lord. Topics: Jehovah; Persecuted Saints, their Prayer and Faith; Persecutors complained of Scripture: Psalm 83 Languages: English

A Complaint against Persecutors

Hymnal: 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.) #152b (1786) First Line: And will the God of grace Lyrics: 1 And will the God of grace Perpetual silence keep? The God of justice hold his peace, And let his vengeance sleep? 2 Behold what cursed snares The men of mischief spread: The men that hate thy saints and thee, Lift up their threatening head. 3 Against thy hidden ones, Their counsels they employ, And malice with her watchful eye Pursues them to destroy. 4 "Come, let us join, they cry, "To root them from the ground, "Till not the name of saints remain, "Nor memory shall be found." 5 Awake, almighty God, And call thy wrath to mind; Give them like forests to the fire, Or stubble to the wind. 6 Convince their madness, Lord, And make them seek thy name; Or else their stubborn rage confound, That they may die in shame. 7 Then shall the nations know Thy glorious, dreadful word, Jehovah is thy name alone, And thou the sovereign Lord. Topics: Persecuted Saints; Persecutors complained of; Persecuted Saints; Persecutors complained of Scripture: Psalm 83 Languages: English

A Complaint against Persecutors

Hymnal: Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David #152b (1787) First Line: And will the God of grace Lyrics: 1 And will the God of grace Perpetual silence keep? The God of justice hold his peace, And let his vengeance sleep? 2 Behold what cursed snares The men of mischief spread: The men that hate thy saints and thee, Lift up their threatening head. 3 Against thy hidden ones, Their counsels they employ, And malice with her watchful eye Pursues them to destroy. 4 "Come, let us join, they cry, "To root them from the ground, "Till not the name of saints remain, "Nor memory shall be found." 5 Awake, almighty God, And call thy wrath to mind; Give them like forests to the fire, Or stubble to the wind. 6 Convince their madness, Lord, And make them seek thy name; Or else their stubborn rage confound, That they may die in shame. 7 Then shall the nations know Thy glorious, dreadful word, Jehovah is thy name alone, And thou the sovereign Lord. Topics: Persecuted Saints; Persecutors complained of; Persecuted Saints; Persecutors complained of Scripture: Psalm 83 Languages: English

A complaint against persecutors

Hymnal: Psalms, carefully suited to the Christian worship in the United States of America #166 (1791) First Line: And will the God of grace Lyrics: 1 And will the God of grace Perpetual silence keep? The God of justice hold his peace, And let his vengeance sleep? 2 Behold what cursed snares The men of mischief spread: The men that hate thy saints and thee, Lift up their threat'ning head. 3 Against thy hidden ones, Their counsels they employ, And malice with her watchful eye, Pursues them to destroy. 4 "Come, let us join," they cry, "To root them from the ground, "'Till not the name of saints remain, "Nor mem'ry shall be found," 5 Awake, almighty God, And call thy wrath to mind; Give them, like forests, to the fire, Or stuble to the wind. 6 Convince their madness, Lord, And make them seek thy name: Or else their stubborn rage confound, That they may die in shame. 7 Then shall the nations know Thy glorious, dreadful word, Jehovah is thy name alone, And thou the sov'reign Lord. Scripture: Psalm 83 Languages: English