The Cyber Hymnal ‎#12584

12584. Incarnate God! The Soul That Knows

1 Incarnate God! the soul that knows
Thy name’s mysterious power
Shall dwell in undisturbed repose,
Nor fear the trying hour.

2 Thy wisdom, faithfulness and love,
To feeble, helpless worms
A buckler and a refuge prove,
From enemies and storms.

3 In vain the fowler spreads his net,
To draw them from Thy care;
Thy timely call instructs their feet
To shun the artful snare.

4 When like a baneful pestilence
Sin mows its thousands down
On every side, without defense,
Thy grace secures Thine own.

5 No midnight terrors haunt their bed,
No arrow wounds by day;
Unhurt on serpents they shall tread,
If found in duty’s way.

6 Angels, unseen, attend the saints
And bear them in their arms,
To cheer the spirit when it faints,
And guard the life from harms.

7 The angels’ Lord, Himself is nigh,
To them that love His name,
Ready to save them when they cry,
And put their foes to shame.

8 Crosses and changes are their lot,
Long as they sojourn here;
But since their Savior changes not,
What have the saints to fear

Text Information

• First Line: Incarnate God! the soul that knows
• Title: Incarnate God! The Soul That Knows
• Author: John Newton
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Source: Olney Hymns (London, W. Oliver, 1779), Book 1
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: RICHMOND by Thomas Haweis; SAWLEY by James Walch; SONG 67 by Orlando Gibbons

Tune Information

• Name: PARIS
• Composer: Michael Lonneke (2005)
• Meter: CM
• Key: d minor or modal
• Copyright: The com­pos­er grants per­mis­sion to re­pro­duce the mu­sic for Chris­tian use