Scripture Verse

There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God—having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with such people. 2 Timothy 3:1–5

Introduction

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Horatius Bonar (1808–1889)

Words: Ho­ra­ti­us Bo­nar, Hymns of Faith and Hope, se­cond ser­ies (Lon­don: James Nis­bet, 1861), page 146. Quan­tum ac­ce­dit fin­is mun­di cres­cunt er­ror­es, cre­bres­cunt ter­ror­es; cres­cit in­iq­ui­tas, cres­cit in­fi­de­li­tas. Au­gust [Au­gus­tine of Hip­po (354–430)].

Music: Last Days Plea Scott Wer­de­baugh, 2017 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Scott Werdebaugh (1951–)

Lyrics

Help, migh­ty God!
The strong man bows him­self,
The good and wise are few,
The stand­ard-bear­ers faint,
The ene­my pre­vails.
Help, God of might,
In this Thy Church’s night!

Help, migh­ty God!
Evil is now our good,
And er­ror is our truth,
Darkness is now our light,
Iniquity o’er­flows.
Help, God of might,
Defend, de­fend the right!

Help, migh­ty God!
Men turn their ear away
From the great voice di­vine;
And each one seeks his own
Dark ora­cle of lies.
Help, God of might,
The id­ols, Lord, af­fright!

Help, migh­ty God!
Men slight the grace di­vine,
They mock the glo­ri­ous love;
And the great gift of God
Is as a thing of naught.
Help, God of might,
The foe arise and smite!

Help, migh­ty God!
The blind now lead the blind,
Man has be­come as God,
The tree of know­ledge now
Bears its last, rip­est fruit!
Help, God of might,
For us come forth and fight!

Help, migh­ty God!
The per­fect word of Hea­ven
Is as the Si­byl’s scroll;
And the great mount of God
Is as Do­do­na’s shrine.
Help, God of might,
And in the dark give light!

Help, migh­ty God!
The cross is grow­ing old,
And the great se­pul­cher
Is but a He­brew tomb!
The Christ has died in vain!
Help, God of might,
Else shall faith per­ish quite!

Help, migh­ty God!
The Christ of ag­es past
Is now the Christ no more!
Altar and fire are gone,
The vic­tim but a dream!
Help, God of might,
Put the fierce foe to flight!

Help, migh­ty God!
The world is wax­ing grey,
And cha­ri­ty grows chill,
And faith is at its ebb,
And hope is wi­ther­ing!
Help, God of might,
Appear in glo­ry bright!