Why should I fear the darkest hour

The words

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   Stanza 1. Why should I fear the darkest hour,Or tremble at the tempter’s pow’r?Jesus vouchsafes to be my tow’r.

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   Stanza 2. Though hot the fight; why quit the field?Why must I either flee or yield,Since JESUS is my mighty shield?

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   Stanza 3. When creature comforts fade and die,Worldlings may weep; but why should I?Jesus still lives, and still is nigh.

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   Stanza 4. Though all the flocks and herds were dead,My soul a famine need not dread,For Jesus is my living bread.

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   Stanza 5. I know not what may soon betide,Or how my wants shall be supplied;But Jesus knows, and will provide.

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   Stanza 6. Though sin would fill me with distress,The throne of grace I dare address;For JESUS is my righteousness.

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   Stanza 7. Though faint my prayers, and cold my love,My stedfast hope shall not remove,While Jesus intercedes above.

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   Stanza 8. Against me earth and hell combine,But on my side is pow’r divine;Jesus is all, and he is mine.

Olney Hymns (1779), Book 3, Hymn 46. John Newton. Public domain. CCEL transcription with modernized spelling. www.praylock.com/olney-hymns/3-46