CII. GOD calling his Israel by Name, and leading them thro' Water and Fire.

LET Jacob to his Maker sing,
And praise his great redeeming King;
Call'd by a new, a gracious Name,
Let Israel loud his GOD proclaim.

He knows our Souls in all their Fears,
And gently wipes our falling Tears,
Forms trembling Voices to a Song,
And bids the feeble Heart be strong.

Then let the Rivers swell around,
And rising Floods o'erflow the Ground;
Rivers and Floods and Seas divide,
And Homage pay to Israel's Guide.

Then let the Fires their Rage display,
And flaming Terrors bar the Way;
Unburnt, unsing'd he leads them thro',
And makes the Flames refreshing too.

The Fires but on their Bonds shall prey ,
The Floods but wash their Stains away,
And Grace divine new Trophies raise
Amidst the Deluge, and the Blaze.