074) Psalm 46
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1 God is our refuge in distress, a present help when dangers press; In him undaunted we’ll confide:
2,3 Though earth were from her center tossed, and mountains in the ocean lost, Torn piece-meal by the roaring tide.
4 A gentler stream with gladness still the city of our Lord shall fill, The royal seat of God most high:
5 God dwells in Zion, whose fair tow’rs shall mock th’ assaults of earthly pow’rs, While his almighty aid is nigh.
6 In tumults when the heathen raged, and kingdoms war against us waged, He thundered, and dispersed their pow’rs:
7 The Lord of hosts conducts our arms, our tow’r of refuge in alarms, Our fathers’ guardian God and ours.
8 Come see the wonders he hath wrought, on earth what desolation brought;
How he has calmed the jarring world:
9 He broke the warlike spear and bow; with them the thund’ring chariots too Into devouring flames were hurled.
10 Submit to God’s almighty sway, for him the heathen shall obey, And earth her sov’reign Lord confess:
11 The God of hosts conducts our arms, our tow’r of refuge in alarms, As to our fathers in distress.
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