The Voice of Praise ‎#74

74. God is our refuge and defense In trouble our unfailing aid

1 GOD is our refuge and defense,
In trouble our unfailing aid;
Secure in his omnipotence,
What does can make our souls afraid?

2 There is a river, pure and bright,
Whose streams make glad the heavenly plains;
There, in eternity of light,
The city of our God remains.

3 Not on a seraph's wing of fire--
But on the mightier wings of prayer,
We reach that home of pure desire,
And feel his cloudless presence there.

4 But soon, how soon! our spirits droop,
Unwont the air of heaven to breathe;
Yet God, in very deed, will stoop,
And dwell himself with men beneath.

5 Come to thy living temples, then;
As in the ancient times appear;
Let earth be Paradise again,
And man, O God, thine image here!

Text Information

• First Line: God is our refuge and defense In trouble our unfailing aid
• Author: Montgomery
• Meter: L. M.
• Publication Date: 1873
• Scripture:
  Psalm 27
  ;
  Psalm 46
  ;
  Psalm 84:11
  ;
  Psalm 89:18
  ;
  Psalm 113:5-7
  ;
  Hebrews 13:6
• Topic: Attributes of God: Preserver; The Lord of Hosts is with us

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