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HYMN XII.
[Arm of the Lord, awake for me!]
Arm of the Lord, awake for me!
Art Thou not It that smote the sea,
And all its mighty waters dried?
Art Thou not It that quell'd the boast
Of haughty Pharaoh and his host,
And baffled all their furious pride?
Art Thou not It that smote the sea,
And all its mighty waters dried?
Art Thou not It that quell'd the boast
Of haughty Pharaoh and his host,
And baffled all their furious pride?
Thou didst the' outrageous dragon wound,
Thou hast the horse and rider drown'd,
Glorious and excellent in power;
While Israel march'd in firm array,
Triumphant through the wondrous way,
Nor stumbled till they reach'd the shore.
Thou hast the horse and rider drown'd,
Glorious and excellent in power;
While Israel march'd in firm array,
Triumphant through the wondrous way,
Nor stumbled till they reach'd the shore.
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Awake as in the ancient days:
See in our foes the' Egyptian race,
With hell's grim tyrant at their head:
Enraged at our escape, he roars,
And follows us with all his powers,
Out of his iron furnace freed.
See in our foes the' Egyptian race,
With hell's grim tyrant at their head:
Enraged at our escape, he roars,
And follows us with all his powers,
Out of his iron furnace freed.
“I will pursue, I will o'ertake,
I will my fugitives bring back,
And satisfy my lust of blood,
Draw out my sword of keenest lies,
Pour a whole flood of perjuries,
And make the rebels know their god.”
I will my fugitives bring back,
And satisfy my lust of blood,
Draw out my sword of keenest lies,
Pour a whole flood of perjuries,
And make the rebels know their god.”
Angel Divine, who still art near,
Remove, and guard Thy people's rear,
This day for Thine own Israel fight;
O let the pillar interpose,
A cloud and darkness to our foes,
To us a flame of cheering light.
Remove, and guard Thy people's rear,
This day for Thine own Israel fight;
O let the pillar interpose,
A cloud and darkness to our foes,
To us a flame of cheering light.
Hear us to Thee for succour cry,
Nor let the hostile powers come nigh,
In all our night of doubts and fears;
They cannot force their way through Thee,
And Thou shalt our protection be,
Till the glad morning light appears.
Nor let the hostile powers come nigh,
In all our night of doubts and fears;
They cannot force their way through Thee,
And Thou shalt our protection be,
Till the glad morning light appears.
Look through the tutelary cloud,
In which Thou dost our souls enshroud,
And blast the aliens with Thine eye,
Trouble the proud Egyptian host,
Confound their vain presumptuous boast
Who Israel's God in us defy.
In which Thou dost our souls enshroud,
And blast the aliens with Thine eye,
Trouble the proud Egyptian host,
Confound their vain presumptuous boast
Who Israel's God in us defy.
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Arrest our fierce pursuers' speed,
Take off their chariot-wheels: with dread
And heavy wrath their spirits pain;
Extort the cry from every heart,
“Jehovah takes His people's part,
We fight against the Lord in vain.”
Take off their chariot-wheels: with dread
And heavy wrath their spirits pain;
Extort the cry from every heart,
“Jehovah takes His people's part,
We fight against the Lord in vain.”
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