1. He that hath made his refuge God-
shall find a most secure abode,
Shall walk all day beneath His shade,
and there at night shall rest his head.

2. Then will I say, My God, Thy power-
shall be my fortress and my tower;
I, that am formed of feeble dust,
make Thine almighty arm my trust.

3. Thrice happy man! Thy Maker’s care-
shall keep thee from the fowler’s snare;
Satan, the fowler, who betrays-
unguarded souls a thousand ways.

4. Just as a hen protects her brood-
from birds of prey that seek their blood,
Under her feathers, so the Lord-
makes His own arm His people’s guard.

5. If burning beams of noon conspire-
to dart a pestilential fire,
God is their life; His wings are spread-
to shield them with a healthful shade.

6. If vapors with malignant breath-
rise thick, and scatter midnight death,
Israel is safe; the poisoned air-
grows pure, if Israel’s God be there.

7. What though a thousand at thy side,
at thy right hand ten thousand died,
Thy God His chosen people saves-
amongst the dead, amidst the graves.

8. So when He sent His angel down-
to make His wrath in Egypt known,
And slew their sons, His careful eye-
passed all the doors of Jacob by.

9. But if the fire, or plague, or sword,
receive commission from the Lord-
To strike His saints among the rest,
their very pains and deaths are blest.

10. The sword, the pestilence, or fire,
shall but fulfill their best desire;
From sins and sorrows set them free,
and bring Thy children, Lord, to Thee.