Had not the Lord - let Israel say
1 Had not the LORD - let Israel say -
had not the Lord been on our side,
when men who took us for their prey
attacked us like a surging tide;
2 The waters would have stopped our breath
and stifled our despairing cries,
we should have been engulfed in death,
so swiftly did the waters rise.
3 The LORD be praised: our cries were heard,
the wolves were not to seize their prey;
we kept our freedom like a bird
that slips the net and flies away.
4 Our help is in our Maker's name,
the LORD who built the earth and sky:
he that upholds that mighty frame
will guard his own with watchful eye.
Psalm 124, David G. Preston based on Isaac Watts (1674 - 1748)
© D.G. Preston/Jubilate Hymns
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