The Great Jehovah! Who Shall Dare

The great Je­ho­vah! Who shall dare

With Him at­tempt un­eq­ual war?

What heart of steel shall dare t’op­pose

And league among His hard­ened foes?

At His com­mand the light­nings dart

And swift trans­fix the re­bel heart;

Earth trem­bles at His look

and cleaves

And le­gions sink in liv­ing graves.

Where are the haugh­ty mon­archs now

Who scorned His word with low­er­ing brow?

Where are the tro­phies of their reigns?

Or where the ru­in’s last re­mains?

See Pha­raoh sink­ing in the tide!

See Ba­bel’s ty­rant

mad with pride

Graze with the beasts! Hear He­rod roar

While worms his de­ity de­vour!

See

from the tur­rets of the skies

Tall cher­ubs sink

no more to rise;

And trace their rank on thrones of light

By hea­vi­er chains

and dark­er night.

Great God! and shall this soul of mine

Presume to chal­lenge wrath di­vine?

Trembling I seek Thy mer­cy-seat

And lay my wea­pons at Thy feet.