MIGHTY, praised beyond compare, Rock of my salvation, Build again my house of pray'r For Thy habitation! Haste my restoration; let a ransomed nation Joyful sing To its King Psalms of dedication! Woe was mine in Egypt-land (Tyrant kings enslaved me) Till Thy mighty, outstretched Hand From oppression saved me. Pharaoh, rash pursuing, vowed my swift undoing; Soon, his host That proud boast 'Neath the waves was rueing! To Thy Holy Hill, the way Mad'st Thou clear before me; With false gods I went astray— Foes to exile bore me. Torn from all I cherished, almost had I perished; Babylon fell, Zerubabel Bad'st Thou to restore me! Then the vengeful Haman wrought Subtly to betray me; In his snare himself he caught— He that plann'd to slay me. (Haled from Esther's palace, hanged on his own gallows!) Seal and ring Persia's king Gave Thy servant zealous. When the brave Asmonèans broke Javan's chain in sunder, Through the holy oil, Thy folk Didst Thou show a wonder. Ever full remain-ed the vessel unprofan-ed; These eight days, Lights and praise Therefore, were ordain-ed. Lord, Thy Holy Arm make bare, Speed my restoration; Be my martyr's blood Thy care— Judge each guilty nation. Long is my probation; sore my tribulation; Bid, from Heaven, Thy shepherds seven, Haste to my salvation! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DOMESDAY BOOK: JANE FISHER by EDGAR LEE MASTERS TO THE FAIR CLARINDA, WHO MADE LOVE TO ME by APHRA BEHN VOLPONE: TO CELIA by GAIUS VALERIUS CATULLUS PICCADILLY CIRCUS AT NIGHT: STREETWALKERS by DAVID HERBERT LAWRENCE |