Call Jehovah Thy Salvation

1. Call Jehovah your salvation,
Rest beneath th’ Almighty’s shade,
In his secret habitation
Dwell, nor ever be dismayed:
There no tumult can alarm you;
You shall dread no hidden snare;
Guile nor violence can harm you
In eternal safeguard there.

2. Only with your eye the anguish
Of the wicked you shall see,
When by slow disease they languish,
When they perish suddenly:
Yea, though winds and waves be swelling,
God, your hope, shall bear through all;
Plague shall not come near your dwelling,
Nor shall evil you befall.

3. He shall charge his angel legions
Watch and ward o’er you to keep,
Though you walk through hostile regions,
Though in desert wilds you sleep;
On the lion vainly roaring,
On his young, your foot shall tread,
And the dragon’s den exploring,
You shall bruise the serpent’s head.

4. Since, with pure and firm affection,
You on God have set your love,
With the wings of his protection,
He will shield you from above:
You shall call on him in trouble,
He will hearken, he will save,
Here for grief reward you double,
Crown with life beyond the grave.

Source: Hymns and Devotions for Daily Worship #92b

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