Hymnal: The Christian Hymn-Book
Date: 1815
Compiler: John Thompson et al
Publisher/Printer: Looker and Wallace
First Line: Hosanna with a cheerful sound
Topic: Morning Hymns
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
Meter: CM
Tune:
Hymn Number: 254
Page Number: 217, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsHOSANNA with a cheerful sound,
To God's upholding hand;
Ten thousand snares attend us round,
And yet secure we stand.
That was a most amazing pow'r,
That rais'd us with a word;
And ev'ry day, and ev'ry hour,
We lean upon the Lord.
The evening rests our weary head,
And angels guard the room,
We wake, and we admire the bed,
That was not made our tomb.
The rising morning can't assure
That we shall end the day;
For death stands ready at the door,
To sieze our lives away.
Our breath is forfeited by sin,
To God's avenging law;
We own thy grace, immortal King,
In ev'ry grasp we draw.
God is our sun, whose daily light,
Our joy and safety brings;
Our feeble flesh lies safe, at night,
Beneath his shady wings.