Deliverance Sure. Deut. 7. 22; 2 Cor. 12. 7-9
J. Hart C.M.
1
The Lord assured the chosen race,
From Egypt’s bondage brought,
They should obtain the promised place;
And find the rest they sought.
2
[Strong nations now possess the land,
Yet yield not thou to doubt;
With arm outstretched, and mighty hand,
Thy God shall drive them out.
3
Not all at once, for fear thou find,
The ravenous beasts of prey
Rising upon thee from behind,
As dangerous foes as they.
4
By little and by little, he
Will chase them from thy sight;
Believers are not called, we see,
To sleep or play, but fight.
5
Spiritual pride, that rampant beast,
Would rear its haughty head;
True faith would soon be dispossessed,
And carelessness succeed.
6
Corruptions make the mourners shun
Presumption’s dangerous snare,
Force us to trust to Christ alone,
And fly to God by prayer.
7
By them we feel how low we’re lost,
And learn, in some degree,
How dear that great salvation cost,
Which comes to us so free.
8
If such a weight to every soul
Of sin and sorrow fall,
What love was that which took the whole,
And freely bore it all!]
9
O when will God our joy complete,
And make an end of sin?
When shall we walk the land, and meet
No Canaanite therein?
10
[Will this precede the day of death,
Or must we wait till then?
Ye struggling souls, be strong in faith,
And quit yourselves like men.]
11
Our dear Deliverer’s love is such,
He cannot long delay;
Meantime, that foe can’t boast of much,
Who makes us watch and pray.
