Book 1, Hymn 40 · John Newton · Public-domain words
Alas! Elisha’s servant cried
Book 1, Hymn 40 · John Newton
The words
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Stanza 1. Alas! Elisha’s servant cried,When he the Syrian army spied,But he was soon released from care,In answer to the prophet’s prayer.
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Stanza 2. Straitway he saw, with other eyes,A greater army from the skies;A fiery guard around the hill,Thus are the saints preserved still.
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Stanza 3. When Satan and his host appear,Like him of old, I faint and fear;Like him, by faith, with joy I see,A greater host engaged for me.
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Stanza 4. The saints espouse my cause by prayer,The angels make my soul their care;Mine is the promise sealed with blood,And Jesus lives to make it good.
Olney Hymns (1779), Book 1, Hymn 40. John Newton. Public domain. CCEL transcription with modernized spelling. www.praylock.com/olney-hymns/1-40
About these words
John Newton lived from 1725 to 1807. These historical words are public domain.
This hymn belongs to the complete three-book collection first published in 1779.
