1 All round the globe does Satan trace,
Nor keeps a certain road;
Sworn foe to all the human race,
And enemy to God.
2 He forms his plots and lays them deep,
Th’unwary to decoy;
Lo, now he flies, and now he creeps,
To ruin and destroy.
3 Alluring baits does he present,
To draw the soul to sin;
Excites to wrath and discontent,
Works every lust within.
4 Let rich and poor, and young and old,
Of Satan’s wiles beware;
He to presumption tempts the bold,
The timid to despair.
5 He wanders still from place to place,
And waits th’unguarded hour,
The truly pious to distress,
The wicked to devour.
6 But thanks to our almighty king,
Who does his power restrain;
If Jesus His assistance bring,
The tempter tempts in vain.
Source: The Cyber Hymnal #16238