O GOD my strength and fortitude In truth I will love thee; Thou art my castle...
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O GOD my strength and fortitude In truth I will love thee; Thou art my castle and defence In my necessity.
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When I, beset with pain and grief, Prayed to my God for grace; Forthwith my God heard my complaint, Out of his holy place.
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The Lord descended from above, And bowed the heavens high, And underneath his feet he cast The darkness of the sky.
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On cherub and on cherubim Full royally he rode; And on the wings of all the winds Came flying all abroad.
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He brought me forth in open place, That so I might be free; And kept me safe, because he had A favour unto me.
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Unspotted are the ways of God, His word is truly tried; He is a sure defence to such As in his ways abide.