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III. Psalm xlvi.
God is our refuge, ever near,
Our Help in tribulation:
Therefore His people shall not fear,
Amid a wreck'd creation.
Though mountains from their base be hurled.
And Ocean shake the solid world,
The Lord is our salvation.
Our Help in tribulation:
Therefore His people shall not fear,
Amid a wreck'd creation.
Though mountains from their base be hurled.
And Ocean shake the solid world,
The Lord is our salvation.
The stream that flows from Sion's hill
Shall yet, serenely gliding,
With joy the holy city fill,
His presence there abiding.
The Lord, her glory and defence,
Will guard His chosen residence,
His timely aid providing.
Shall yet, serenely gliding,
With joy the holy city fill,
His presence there abiding.
The Lord, her glory and defence,
Will guard His chosen residence,
His timely aid providing.
Like raging seas the heathen rose:
Like rolling mountains came our foes.
He spake, and, melting in dismay,
The mighty mass dissolved away.
Jehovah, Lord of heavenly powers,
Was for us: Jacob's God is ours.
Like rolling mountains came our foes.
He spake, and, melting in dismay,
The mighty mass dissolved away.
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Was for us: Jacob's God is ours.
Come, view the wonders of His hand,
What He hath wrought for Judah's land;
How He the angry din hath quelled,
The proud array of war dispelled,—
Broken the warrior's spear and bow,
And burned the chariots of the foe.
—“Peace, rebels! know that I alone
Am God, and will maintain my throne.”—
The Lord of all the angelic powers
Is for us: Israel's God is ours.
What He hath wrought for Judah's land;
How He the angry din hath quelled,
The proud array of war dispelled,—
Broken the warrior's spear and bow,
And burned the chariots of the foe.
—“Peace, rebels! know that I alone
Am God, and will maintain my throne.”—
The Lord of all the angelic powers
Is for us: Israel's God is ours.
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