Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David, corrected and enlarged, to which is added a collection of hymns; the whole applied to the state of the Christian Church in general (2nd ed.) ‎#105a

105a. Victory and Deliverance from Persecution

1 Are all the foes of Sion fools
Who thus destroy her saints?
Do they not know her Saviour rules,
And pities her complaints?

2 They shall be seiz'd with sad surprise;
For God's avenging arm
Shall crush the hand that dares arise,
To do his children harm.

3 In vain the sons of satan boast
Of armies in array;
When God has first despis'd their host,
They fall an easy prey.

4 Oh for a word from Sion's King,
Her captives to restore!
The joyful saints thy praise shall sing,
And Israel weep no more.

Text Information

• First Line: Are all the foes of Sion fools
• Title: Victory and Deliverance from Persecution
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1786
• Scripture:
  Psalm 53:4-6
• Topic: Deliverance: from persecution; Persecution: Deliverance from it

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