Now Israel May Say

Now Is­ra­el may say

and that in truth

If that the Lord had not our right main­tained

If that the Lord had not with us re­mained

When cru­el men against us rose to strive

We sure­ly had been swal­lowed up al­ive.

Yea

when their wrath against us fierce­ly rose

The swell­ing tide had o’er us spread its wave

The rag­ing stream had then be­come our grave

The surg­ing flood

in proud­ly swell­ing roll

Most sure­ly then had ov­er­whelmed our soul.

Blest be the Lord

who made us not their prey;

As from the snare a bird es­cap­eth free

Their net is rent and so es­caped are we;

Our on­ly help is in Je­ho­vah’s name

Who made the earth and all the heav­en­ly frame.