The saints should never be dismayed

The words

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   Stanza 1. The saints should never be dismayed,Nor sink in hopeless fear;For when they least expect his aid,The Savior will appear.

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   Stanza 2. This Abraham found, he raised the knife,GOD saw, and said, “Forbear;”Yon ram shall yield his meaner life,Behold the victim there.

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   Stanza 3. Once David seemed Saul’s certain prey,But hark! the foe’s at hand;Saul turns his arms another way,To save th’ invaded land.

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   Stanza 4. When Jonah sunk beneath the waveHe thought to rise no more;But God prepared a fish to save,And bear him to the shore.

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   Stanza 5. Blest proofs of pow’r and grace divine,That meet us in his word!May every deep–felt care of mineBe trusted with the Lord.

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   Stanza 6. Wait for his seasonable aid,And though it tarry wait:The promise may be long–delayed,But cannot come too late.

Olney Hymns (1779), Book 1, Hymn 6. William Cowper. Public domain. CCEL transcription with modernized spelling. www.praylock.com/olney-hymns/1-6