A Sovereign Protector I Have

A sov­er­eign pro­tect­or I have

Unseen

yet for­ev­er at hand

Unchangeably faith­ful to save

Almighty to rule and com­mand.

He smiles

and my com­forts ab­ound;

His grace as the dew shall des­cend;

And walls of sal­va­tion sur­round

The soul He de­lights to de­fend.

Inspirer and hear­er of pray­er

Thou shep­herd and guard­ian of Thine

My all to Thy cov­en­ant care

I sleep­ing and wak­ing re­sign.

If Thou art my shield and my sun

The night is no dark­ness to me;

And fast as my mo­ments roll on

They bring me but near­er to Thee.

Kind au­thor

and ground of my hope

Thee

Thee

for my God I avow;

My glad Eb­en­ez­er set up

And own Thou hast helped me till now.

I muse on the years that are past

Wherein my de­fense Thou hast proved;

Nor wilt Thou re­linq­uish at last

A sin­ner so sig­nal­ly loved!