By Whom Was David Taught?

By whom was Da­vid taught

To aim the dead­ly blow

When he Go­li­ath fought

And laid the Git­tite low?

Nor sword nor spear the strip­ling took

But chose a peb­ble from the brook.

’Twas Is­ra­el’s God and king

Who sent him to the fight;

Who gave him strength to fling

And skill to aim aright.

Ye fee­ble saints

your strength en­dures

Because young Da­vid’s God is yours.

Who or­dered Gi­de­on forth

To storm th’in­vad­ers’ camp

With arms of lit­tle worth

A pit­cher and a lamp?

The trum­pets made His com­ing known

And all the host was ov­er­thrown.

Oh! I have seen the day

When with a sin­gle word

God help­ing me to say

My trust is in the Lord

My soul hath quelled a thou­sand foes

Fearless of all that could op­pose.

But un­be­lief

self will

Self right­eous­ness

and pride

How oft­en do they steal

My wea­pon from my side!

Yet Da­vid’s Lord

and Gi­de­on’s friend

Will help His serv­ant to the end.