Hymnal: A Selection of Christian Hymns
Date: 1818
Compiler: Rice Haggard
Publisher/Printer: John Norvell
First Line: Supported by thy word
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Hymn Number: 344
Page Number: 332, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsSupported by thy word,
Tho' in himself a worm,
The servant of the Lord
Can wond'rous acts perform,
Without dismay he boldly treads
Where'er the path of duty leads.
The haughty king in vain,
With fury on his brow,
Believers would constrain
To golden gods to bow:
The furnace could not make them fear,
Because they knew the Lord was near.
As vain was the decree
Which charg'd them not to pray,
Daniel still bowed his knee,
And worshipped thrice a day.
Trusting in God he fear'd not men,
Though threatened with the lion's den.
Secure they might refuse
Compliance with such laws;
For what had they to lose,
When God espous'd their cause?
He made the hungry lion's crouch,
Nor durst the fire his children touch
The Lord is still the same,
A mighty shield and tow'r;
And they who trust his name
Are guided by his pow'r;
He can the rage of lions tame,
And bear them harmless through the flame.
Then wherefore should we shrink,
When trials are in view?
We need not fear, or sink,
The Lord will bear us through;
Whenever we believe indeed,
From ev'ry fear we soon are freed.