Hymnal: A Selection of Christian Hymns
Date: 1818
Compiler: Rice Haggard
Publisher/Printer: John Norvell
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: 187
Page Number: 181, 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 power,
That raised us with a word;
And every day, and every 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 seize our lives away.
Our breath is forfeited by sin,
To God's avenging law;
We own thy grace, immortal King;
In every gasp 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.