By A Collection of Hymns

      7s & 6s.
      1 O ALMIGHTY God of love,
      Thy holy arm display!
      Send me succour from above
      In this my evil day;
      Arm my weakness with thy power,
      Woman's seed, appear within!
      Be my safeguard and my tower
      Against the face of sin.

      2 Could I of thy strength take hold,
      And always feel thee near,
      Confident, divinely bold,
      My soul would scorn to fear;
      Nothing should my firmness shock;
      Though the gates of hell assail,
      Were I built Upon the rock,
      They never could prevail.

      3 Rock of my salvation, haste,
      Extend thy ample shade,
      Let it over me be cast,
      And screen my naked head;
      Save me from the trying hour,
      Thou my sure protection be;
      Shelter me from Satan's power,
      Till I am fixed on thee.

      4 Set upon thyself my feet,
      And make me surely stand;
      From temptation's rage and heat
      Cover me with thy hand;
      Let me in the cleft be placed,
      Ne'er from my defence remove,
      In thine arms of love embraced,
      Of everlasting love.