Scripture Verse

But if not…we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image. Daniel 3:18

Introduction

Words: Charles Wes­ley, Short Hymns (Bris­tol, Eng­land: E. Far­ley, 1762), Vol­ume 2, num­ber 1296.

Music: Wind­sor Chris­to­pher Tye, 1533. Ar­ranged in the Booke of Mu­sicke, by Will­iam Da­man, 1591 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Charles Wesley (1707–1788)

Lyrics

But if Thou wilt not save us here
From the tor­ment­or’s pow­er,
Faithful to death we per­se­vere,
And meet the fie­ry hour.

We will not bow our heart or knee,
And live to id­ols joined,
Assured the life we lose for these
In pa­ra­dise to find.