When Moses waved his mystic rod

The words

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   Stanza 1. When Moses waved his mystic rodWhat wonders followed while he spoke?Firm as a wall the waters stood,Or gushed in rivers from the rock!

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   Stanza 2. At his command the thunders rolled,Lightning and hail his voice obeyed;And Pharaoh trembled, to beholdHis land in desolation laid.

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   Stanza 3. But what could Moses’ rod have doneHad he not been divinely sent?The pow’r was from the LORD alone,And Moses but the instrument.

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   Stanza 4. O Lord, regard thy peoples prayers!Assist a worm to preach arightAnd since thy gospel–rod he bears,Display thy wonders in our sight.

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   Stanza 5. Proclaim the thunders of thy law,Like lightning let thine arrows fly,That careless sinners, struck with awe,For refuge may to JESUS cry!

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   Stanza 6. Make streams of godly sorrow flowFrom rocky hearts, unused to feel;And let the poor in spirit knowThat thou art near, their griefs to heal.

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   Stanza 7. But chiefly, we would now look upTo ask a blessing for our youth,The rising generation’s hope,That they may know and love thy truth.

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   Stanza 8. Arise, O Lord, afford a sign,Now shall our prayers success obtain;Since both the means and pow’r are thine,How can the rod be raised in vain!

Olney Hymns (1779), Book 2, Hymn 16. John Newton. Public domain. CCEL transcription with modernized spelling. www.praylock.com/olney-hymns/2-16