To aim the dead­ly blow

The phrase "To aim the dead­ly blow" resonates through 2 hymns, touching hearts across generations.

“To aim the dead­ly blow”· 2 hymns found
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By whom was Da­vid taught
Israel’s God the youth di­rect­ed

To aim the dead­ly blow

When he Go­li­ath fought,
And with arms by Him se­lect­ed,

By Whom Was David Taught?

Lyricist: William Cowper, 1779
Composer: Charles Steggall, 1865
Hymn 1

...By whom was Da­vid taught

To aim the dead­ly blow,

When he Go­li­ath fought,...

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By whom was Da­vid taught

To aim the dead­ly blow,

When he Go­li­ath fought,

By Whom Was David Taught?

Come, Look Here, Ye Sons of Science

Lyricist: Thomas Kelly, 1815
Composer: Henry Gauntlett, 1849
Hymn 2

...Israel’s God the youth di­rect­ed

How to aim the dead­ly blow:

And with arms by Him se­lect­ed,...

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Israel’s God the youth di­rect­ed

How to aim the dead­ly blow:

And with arms by Him se­lect­ed,

Come, Look Here, Ye Sons of Science

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