Spirit of the Psalms
Psalm 44
Charles H. Spurgeon
Our ears have heard, O glorious God,
What work Thou did'st of old;
And how the heathen felt Thy rod
Our fathers oft have told.
2 'Twas not Thy people's arm or sword,
But only Thy right hand,
Which scatter'd all the race abhor'd,
And gave Thy tribes their land.
3 Thou hadst a favour to the seed
Which sprang of Jacob's line,
And still on men afore decreed
Doth love electing shine.
4 These shall the heritage obtain,
And drive out every sin;
E'en death and hell shall rage in vain,
They must the conquest win.
5 From grace alone their strength shall spring,
Nor bow nor sword can save;
To God alone their Lord and King,
Shall all their banners wave.
6 Awake, O Lord, of Thine elect,
Achieve Thy great design;
Thy saints from Thee alone expect
Salvation's light to shine.
7 In Thee alone we make our boasts,
And glory all day long,
Arise at once, thou Lord of hosts,
And fill our mouth with song.
Charles H. Spurgeon, 1866.
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Poetry of the Psalms
The "Poetry of the Psalms" is a collection of poems expressing the struggles, fears, anger, joy and love revealed in the Psalms of the Bible. They were written over hundreds of years by various authors, including Isaac Watts, Charles Wesley, George Burgess, Charles Spurgeon, Abraham Coles, Augustus Toplady, Tate and Brady.
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