O Adonai

Verse 1

O God, who did come down of old, To bring salvation nigh, When the dear people of your fold Sent up a bitter cry:

Verse 2

Your servant turned aside with awe And that great wonder learned— A bush aflame with fire, he saw, Which yet was never burned.

Verse 3

When Israel thought all hope was o’er, And fear seized every mind, And the Red Sea was stretched before, And Pharaoh’s host behind:

Verse 4

You did not leave them in their need, Nor let their prayer be vain, But sent a strong east wind with speed To cleave the waves in twain.

Verse 5

And Judah, like a flock of sheep, Passed on, though weak and spurned: But Pharaoh’s chariots in the deep Your right hand overturned.

Verse 6

Come, Savior, now! And from their foes Set free the heirs of Earth, For they are mightier far than those Who threatened Israel’s birth.

Verse 7

We wait in faith, we wait in prayer, Until the happy morn When you will come, our flesh to share, And for our sakes be born.

Verse 8

To God, forever to be feared, Are praise and glory due; To Him who in the bush appeared, And Holy Ghost, to you!