O God, what time thou didst go forth

Verse 1

O God, what time thou didst go forth before thy people’s face; and when through the great wilderness thy glorious marching was;

Verse 2

Then at God’s presence shook the earth, then drops from heaven fell; this Sinai shook before the Lord, the God of Israel.

Verse 3

O God, thou to thine heritage didst send a plenteous rain, whereby thou, when it weary was, didst it refresh again.

Verse 4

Thy congregation then did make their habitation there: of thine own goodness for the poor, O God, thou didst prepare.

Verse 5

The Lord himself did give the word, the word abroad did spread; great was the company of them the same who published.

Verse 6

Kings of great armies foiled were, and forced to flee away; and women, who remained at home, distributed the prey.

Verse 7

Though ye have lain among the pots, like doves ye shall appear, whose wings with silver, and with gold whose feathers covered are.

Verse 8

When there the Almighty scattered kings, like Salmon’s snow ‘twas white.

Verse 9

A hill of God is Bashan's hill, a towering hill for height.

Verse 10

Why do ye frown, ye mountains high, upon the hill of God? Here God desires to dwell, the Lord for aye will make abode.