Religion

Seventh Sunday after Trinity

by Henry Alford 1810–1871

From The Poetical Works (1859)

Religion

God is our refuge and our strength
When trouble's hour is near;
A very present help is He,
Therefore we will not fear:

Although the pillars of the earth
Shall clean removed be;
The very mountains carried forth
And cast into the sea:

Although the waters rage and swell,
So that the earth shall shake;
Yea, and the solid mountain-roots
Shall with the tempest quake:

The Lord of Hosts our refuge is
When trouble's hour is near;
The God of Jacob is with us,
Therefore we will not fear.

MLA

Alford, Henry. “Seventh Sunday after Trinity.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/alford/169/.

Chicago

Alford, Henry. “Seventh Sunday after Trinity.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/alford/169/.

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