Hymns, Selected and Original ‎#77

77. They, that have made their refuge God

1 They, that have made their refuge God,
Shall find a most secure abode,
Shall walk all day beneath his shade,
And there at night shall rest their head.

2 If burning beams of noon conspire
To dart a pestilential fire:
God is their life; his wings are spread
To shield them 'midst ten thousand dead.

3 If vapours with malignant breath
Rise thick, and scatter midnight death:
Still they are safe; the poison'd air
Again grows pure, if God be there.

4 But if the fire, or plague, or sword,
Receive commission from the Lord,
To strike his saints among the rest:
Their very pains and deaths are blest.

5 The sword, the pestilence, or fire,
Shall but fulfil their best desire;
From sins and sorrows set them free,
And bring thy children, Lord! to thee.

Text Information

• First Line: They, that have made their refuge God
• Meter: L. M.
• Publication Date: 1828
• Topic: Providence of God; The people of God safe

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