The Psalms of David ‎#XVIIId

XVIIId. Victory and Triumph over Temporal Enemies

1 We love thee, LORD, and we adore;
Now is thine arm revealed:
Thou art our strength, our heav'nly tow'r,
Our bulwark, and our shield.

2 We fly to our eternal rock,
And find a sure defence;
His holy name our lips invoke,
And draw salvation thence.

3 When GOD our leader shines in arms,
What mortal heart can bear
The thunder of his loud alarms?
The lightning of his spear?

4 He rides upon the winged wind,
And Angels in array
In millions wait to know his mind,
And swift as flames obey.

5 He speaks, and at his fierce rebuke
Whole armies are dismay'd;
His voice, his frown, his angry look,
Strikes all their courage dead.

6 He forms our Gen'rals for the field,
With all their awful skill;
Gives them his awful sword to wield,
And makes their hearts of steel.

7 [He arms our Captains to the fight,
(Tho' there his name's forgot;
He girded Cyrus with his might,
But Cyrus knew him not.)

8 Oft has the Lord whole nations blest,
For his own church's sake:
The pow'rs that give his people rest,
Shall of his care partake.]

Text Information

• First Line: We love thee, LORD, and we adore
• Title: Victory and Triumph over Temporal Enemies
• Meter: Common Metre
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1780
• Scripture:
  Psalm 18

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