
Author: Philip Doddridge, 1702-1751 Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 1 hymnal Lyrics: 1 Captives of Israel, hear,
Who now as exiles mourn;
See your almighty God appear
To hasten your return.
2 Jehovah is His name;
Lord of celestial hosts;
Let Heav’n that saving power proclaim
In which His Israel trusts.
3 Tho’ helpless now ye lie,
As in a dungeon thrown,
When parched with painful thirst ye cry,
And when your bread is gone,
4 Deliverance comes apace;
Ye shall not there expire;
Prepare to sing redeeming grace
With His triumphant choir.
5 He smote the raging sea
’Midst its tumultuous roar,
And paved His chosen troops a way
Safe to its distant shore.
6 In Him let Israel hope,
At whose supreme command
Graves yield their breathless captives up,
And seas become dry land. Used With Tune: FESTAL SONG Text Sources: Published posthumously in Hymns Founded on Various Texts in the Holy Scripture. By the Late Reverend Philip Doddridge, D. D., by Job Orton (J. Eddowes & J. Cotton: 1755)
Captives Of Israel, Hear