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Text:The Tempter To My Soul Hath Said
Author:James Montgomery
Tune:OLD SAXONY
Composer:W. H. Havergal, 1793-1870
Media:MIDI file

13765. The Tempter To My Soul Hath Said

1 The tempter to my soul hath said,
"There is no help in God for thee";
Lord, lift Thou up Thy servant’s head;
My glory, shield, and solace be.

2 Thus to the Lord I raised my cry,
He heard me from His holy hill;
At His command the waves rolled by;
He beckoned, and the winds were still.

3 I laid me down, and slept—I woke;
Thou, Lord, my spirit didst sustain;
Bright from the east the morning broke,
Thy comforts rose on me again.

4 I will not fear, though armed throngs
Compass my steps in all their wrath;
Salvation to the Lord belongs;
His presence guards His people’s path.

Text Information
First Line: The tempter to my soul hath said
Title: The Tempter To My Soul Hath Said
Author: James Montgomery
Meter: LM
Language: English
Source: Songs of Zion (London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orne & Brown, 1822)
Copyright: Public Domain
Notes: Alternate tune: ZEPHYR by William B. Bradbury
Tune Information
Name: OLD SAXONY
Composer: W. H. Havergal, 1793-1870
Meter: LM
Key: G Major or modal
Source: German chorale
Copyright: Public Domain



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