O God, Arise! and By Thy Might

Verse 1

O God, arise! and by Thy might Let all Thy foes be put to flight, With those that evil cherish: Drive them as smoke before Thine ire; As wax is molten by the fire, Let all that hate Thee perish. But let Thy saints with glad acclaim Sing praises to Thy holy Name, And cry with exultation. Cast up a highway smooth and wide, For Him who doth thro' deserts ride! The God of our salvation.

Verse 2

A father of the fatherless, A judge of widows in distress Is God, where He abideth. To those in solitude who live, He doth a happy household give, In homes that He provideth. The captives He from pris'n doth bring, And prosper them that they may sing Of Him and his salvation. But they, who wickedly rebel, He causeth in His wrath to dwell In lands of desolation.

Verse 3

God's chariots, on His people's side, Are myriads, myriads multiplied, With Him among them dwelling, As once He dwelt with veiled face In Sinai as His holy place, In glory all excelling. Thou hast ascended gloriously, And captive led captivity; Thine arm hath brought salvation, They come with gifts who did rebel, That God the Lord with them may dwell And be their consolation.

Verse 4

Blest be the Lord, for us He cares And day by day our burdens bears, The God of our salvation. God is to us a God of love, Who sends deliv'rance from above From death and desolation. But those who will in sin delight, He will with swift destruction smite, And make His saints victorious; Yea, them I'll bring--He saith to me-- From lands remote, from depths of sea, And make thy triumph glorious.