Hymns for the Church of Christ (3rd thousand) #492
Display Title: Lord! deliver; thou canst save First Line: Lord! deliver; thou canst save Date: 1853
Hymns for the Church of Christ (3rd thousand) #492
Lord! deliver; Thou canst save;
Save from evil, Mighty God!
Hear—oh! hear the kneeling slave;
Break—oh! break th’ oppressor’s rod.
May the captive’s pleading fill
All the earth, and all the sky;
Every other voice be still,
While he pleads with God on high.
He, whose ear is everywhere,
Who doth silent sorrow see,
Will regard the captive’s prayer,
Will from bondage set him free.
From the tyranny within,
Save Thy children, Lord! we pray;
Chains of iron, chains of sin,
Cast, forever cast away.
Love to man, and love to God,
Are the weapons of our war;
These can break th’ oppressor’s rod—
Burst the bonds that we abhor.
Source: A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) #581
First Line: | Lord, deliver; Thou canst save |
Title: | That God Would Hear the Cries of the Slaves |
Author: | Eliza Lee Cabot Follen |
Meter: | 7.7.7.7 |
Language: | English |
Copyright: | Public Domain |