Fear Not, O Little Flock
Words and music by King Gustavus Adolphus & Jacob Fabricius & Johann M. Altenburg · tr. Catherine Winkworth · 1594
Key of F · 160 BPM · 4/4 · Assurance,Brotherhood,Calmness · Lk 12:32
Verse 1
Fear not, O little flock, the foe Who madly seeks
your overthrow; Dread not his rage and pow'r;
What though your courage sometimes faints, His seeming triumph
o'er God's saints Lasts but one little hour.
Verse 2
Be of good cheer; your cause belongs To Him who can
avenge your wrongs; Leave it to Him our Lord.
Though hidden yet from all our eyes, He sees the Gideon
who shall rise; To save us, and His word.
Verse 3
As true as God's own word is true, Not earth nor hell
with all their crew Against us shall prevail.
A jest and by-word are they grown; God is with us, we
are His own, Our vict'ry cannot fail.
Verse 4
Amen, Lord Jesus, grant our prayer! Great Captain, now
Thine arm make bare; Fight for us once again.
So shall thy saints and martyrs raise A mighty chorus
to Thy praise, World without end. Amen.
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