Now May the God of Power and Grace

Now may the God of pow­er and grace

Attend His people’s hum­ble cry!

Jehovah hears when Is­ra­el prays

And brings de­liv­er­ance from on high.

The name of Ja­cob’s God de­fends

Better than shields or braz­en walls;

He from His sanc­tu­ary sends

Succor and strength

when Zi­on calls.

Well He re­mem­bers our sighs

His love ex­ceeds our best de­serts;

His love ac­cepts the sac­ri­fice

Of hum­ble groans and brok­en hearts.

In His sal­va­tion is our hope

And in the name of Is­ra­el’s God

Our troops shall lift their ban­ners up

Our na­vies spread their flags abroad.

Some trust in hors­es trained for war

And some of cha­ri­ots make their boasts;

Our sur­est ex­pect­ations are

From Thee

the Lord of heav’n­ly hosts.

O may the me­mo­ry of Thy name

Inspire our ar­mies for the fight!

Our foes shall fall and die with shame

Or quit the field with shame­ful flight.

Now save us

Lord

from slav­ish fear;

Now let our hopes be firm and strong

Till the sal­va­tion shall ap­pear

And joy and tri­umph raise the song.