VII. Against following a Multitude to do Evil.

LORD, when Iniquities abound,
And growing Crimes appear;
We view the Deluge rising round
With Sorrow, and with Fear.

Yet when its Waves most fiercely beat,
And spread Destruction wide,
Thy Spirit can a Standard raise
To stem the roaring Tide.

May thy triumphant Arm awake
Thy sacred Cause to plead;
And let the Multitude confess,
That thou art GOD indeed.

Their Hearts shall in a Moment turn,
Like Water by thy Hand;
One Word shall bow their stubborn Necks
To own thy high command.

Our feeble Souls at least support,
And there thy Power display;
Then Multitudes shall strive in vain
To draw us from thy Way.