4449. My Refuge Is the God of Love

1. My refuge is the God of love;
Why do my foes insult and cry,
Fly like a timorous, trembling dove,
To distant woods or mountains fly?

2. If government be all destroyed,
That firm foundation of our peace,
And violence make justice void,
Where shall the righteous seek redress?

3. The Lord in Heav’n has fixed His throne,
His eye surveys the world below:
To Him all mortal things are known,
His eyelids search our spirits through.

4. If He afflicts His saints so far,
To prove their love and try their grace,
What may the bold transgressors fear?
His very soul abhors their ways.

5. On impious wretches He shall rain
Tempests of brimstone, fire and death;
Such as He kindled on the plain
Of Sodom, with His angry breath.

6. The righteous Lord loves righteous souls,
Whose thoughts and actions are sincere;
And with a gracious eye beholds
The men that His own image bear.

Text Information
First Line: My refuge is the God of love
Title: My Refuge Is the God of Love
Author: Isaac Watts (1719)
Meter: LM
Language: English
Source: The Psalms of David, 1719
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: ALLMÄCHTIGER GOTT
Composer: Johann Crüger, 1598-1662
Meter: LM
Incipit: 11235 43251 76554
Key: D Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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