Devotional Verses Founded on and Illustrative of select Texts of Scripture [by Bernard Barton] |
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PROVED ARMOUR. |
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PROVED ARMOUR.
“And David said unto Saul, I cannot go with these, for I have
not proved them. And David put them off him.”
—1 Samuel, xvii. 39.
The shepherd youth, although arrayed
In helm and mail of Israel's king,
Felt in those royal arms afraid,
Though fearless with his stone and sling.
In helm and mail of Israel's king,
Felt in those royal arms afraid,
Though fearless with his stone and sling.
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His limbs, though deck'd in martial pride,
With no elastic vigour mov'd,
He put the cumb'rous pomp aside,
And took the weapons he had prov'd.
With no elastic vigour mov'd,
He put the cumb'rous pomp aside,
And took the weapons he had prov'd.
Lord! when we seek to serve thy cause,
In every conflict we may dare,
Like David may we wisely pause,
And try our arms with watchful care.
In every conflict we may dare,
Like David may we wisely pause,
And try our arms with watchful care.
In armour prov'd, with weapons tried,
Be thou our Captain in the field;
Be all our arms by thee supplied,
And, with them, strength and skill to wield.
Be thou our Captain in the field;
Be all our arms by thee supplied,
And, with them, strength and skill to wield.
Not in our wisdom, or our might,
Or aught of our's be trust repos'd;
They who beneath thy banners fight
Must look for aid by thee disclos'd.
Or aught of our's be trust repos'd;
They who beneath thy banners fight
Must look for aid by thee disclos'd.
The humblest weapon given by thee
Is render'd mighty through thy name;
All else, though splendid it may be,
Can bring us but defeat and shame.
Is render'd mighty through thy name;
All else, though splendid it may be,
Can bring us but defeat and shame.
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