Now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto Thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak Thy Word.
Acts 4:29
Words: Charles Wesley, Short Hymns 1762, number 494.
Music: Complete in Thee Talmage J. Bittikofer, 1921 (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know where to get a good photo of Bittikofer (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
Jesus, the cause belongs to Thee,
When men against Thy Gospel rise;
And now Thou dost their threatenings see;
Thou canst disperse them with Thine eyes:
Our foes and we are in Thy hand,
Who sittest on the righteous throne:
And let Thine awful counsel stand,
And let Thy sovereign will be done.