Call Jehovah Thy Salvation

"Behold God is my Salvation;  I will trust and not be afraid:
for the Lord Jehovah is my Strength and my Song;
He also is become my Salvation.

Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells
of salvation.  And in that day shall ye say, "Praise the Lord,
call upon His name, declare His doings among the people,
make mention that His name is exalted.

Sing unto the Lord, for He hath done excellent things:
this is known in all the earth.

Cry out and shout, thy inhabitant of Zion; for great is
the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee."
(Isaiah 12:2-6)

"Living Water"

Danny Hahlbohm
American artist
Image courtesy/Fulcrum Gallery

Call Jehovah thy Salvation

Rest beneath the Almighty's shade,

In His secret habitation

Dwell and never be dismayed:

There no tumult alarm thee,

Thou shalt dread no hidden snare;

Guile nor violence can harm thee,

In eternal safe-guard there.

From the sword at noon-day wasting,

From the noisome pestilence,

In the depth of midnight blasting,

God shall be thy sure Defense:

Fear not thou the deadly quiver

When a thousand feel the blow,

Mercy shall thy soul deliver

Thou ten thousand he laid low.

Only with thine eyes the anguish

Of the wicked thou shalt see,

When by slow disease they languish,

When they perish suddenly:

Thee, though winds and waves be swelling,

God, thine Hope, shall bear through all;

Plague shall not come nigh thy dwelling,

Thee no evil shall befall.

He shall charge His angel legions

Watch and ward o'er thee to keep;

Though thou walk through hostile regions,

Though in desert wilds thou sleep.

On the lion vainly roaring,

On his young, thy foot shall tread,

And, the dragon's den exploring,

Thou shalt bruise the Serpent's head.

Since, with pure and firm affection,

Thou on God has set thy love,

With the wings of His protection

He will shield thee from above:

Thou shalt call on Him in trouble,

He will hearken, He will save;

Here for grief reward thee double,

Crown with life beyond the grave.

Amen

"Call On Jehovah Thy Salvation"
Songs of Zion
(1822)
James Montgomery
(1771-1854)
Scottish-born hymn writer,
poet, and editor.

James Montgomery's writings often reflected his concern
for the humanitarian causes of his day, such as the
 abolition of slavery, and the exploitation 
 of child chimney sweeps.