Should Hostile Powers Against Me Join

Should hos­tile pow­ers against me join

I have a help­er all di­vine;

To Him my soul shall quick­ly fly

On Him my stead­fast faith re­ly.

Torn from th’embrac­es of my friends

Exiled to earth’s re­mot­est ends;

Yet would I live de­void of fear

Knowing that God is pre­sent there.

Weighed down with guilt

o’er­whelmed with grief

From Him I seek and find re­lief;

When dread alarms spread all around

In Him alone is suc­cor found.

When out­ward com­forts are with­drawn

I am con­tent with Him alone;

No real loss can me be­fall

For He is mine

and He is all.

He’s ev­er good

and ev­er nigh

He lives when worlds of crea­tures die;

This glo­ri­ous God will ev­er be

Sufficient for Him­self and me.