The great Je­ho­vah! Who shall dare
With Him at­tempt un­eq­ual war?
What heart of steel shall dare t’op­pose,
And league among His hard­ened foes?

At His com­mand the light­nings dart,
And swift trans­fix the re­bel heart;
Earth trem­bles at His look, and cleaves,
And le­gions sink in liv­ing graves.

Where are the haugh­ty mon­archs now,
Who scorned His word with low­er­ing brow?
Where are the tro­phies of their reigns?
Or where the ru­in’s last re­mains?

See Pha­raoh sink­ing in the tide!
See Ba­bel’s ty­rant, mad with pride,
Graze with the beasts! Hear He­rod roar,
While worms his de­ity de­vour!

See, from the tur­rets of the skies,
Tall cher­ubs sink, no more to rise;
And trace their rank on thrones of light,
By hea­vi­er chains, and dark­er night.

Great God! and shall this soul of mine
Presume to chal­lenge wrath di­vine?
Trembling I seek Thy mer­cy-seat,
And lay my wea­pons at Thy feet.