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Fear not: for they that are with us are more than they that are with them. 2 Kings 6:16.
The wicked and the base do compass roundThe meek and humble in their righteous way,
And, with fierce onset and the trumpet's sound,
They seek the servants of the Lord to slay;
They trust in wealth, or in the cruel sword,
Vain idols that cannot defend, or save!
They fear no threatenings of God's holy Word,
But, trusting in themselves alone, are brave.
But though no human help the righteous know,
They fear not in the last, the trying hour;
God, through his gracious love, to them doth show
The unseen hosts and ensigns of his power;
Who compass them about on every side,
In whose protection they may safe confide.
Poem No. 594; c. April 1861
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