Scripture Verse

When Moses held up his hand…Israel prevailed: and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed. Exodus 17:11

Introduction

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Philip Doddridge
(1702–1751)

Words: Phi­lip Dodd­ridge (1702–1751). Pub­lished post­hu­mous­ly in Hymns Found­ed on Va­ri­ous Texts in the Ho­ly Scrip­tures, by Job Or­ton (Shrop­shire, Eng­land: Jo­shua Ed­dowes & John Cot­ton, 1755), num­ber 6: Is­ra­el and Ama­lek.

Music: Ol­ney (Gou­nod) Charles F. Gou­nod (1818–1893). Ar­ranged by J. Fred­er­ick Bridge, 1897 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Charles F. Gounod
(1818–1893)

Lyrics

Our ban­ner is th’eter­nal God,
Nor will we yield to fear;
Amidst ten thou­sand fierce as­saults,
His migh­ty aid is near.

To Him the hands of faith we stretch,
And plead ex­per­ienced grace;
To Him the voice of pray­er we raise,
Nor will He hide His face.

No more, proud Ama­lek, thy boast,
God’s arm is fee­ble grown;
His sword shall lop off ev­ery hand
That dares in­sult His throne.

Awake, tre­men­dous Judge, awake,
Our na­tion’s cause to plead;
Nor let Thine Is­ra­el’s foes, and Thine,
By wick­ed­ness suc­ceed.

Our faint­ing hands, how soon they droop!
But Thou the weak canst raise;
And in the mount of pray­er canst leave
An al­tar to Thy praise.