Psalm 18, Part 1

Thee will I love, O Lord, my power!
My rock and fortress is the Lord,
My God, my Saviour, and my tower.
My horn and strength, my shield and sword;
Secure I trust in His defence,
I stand in His omnipotence.

Still will I invocate His name.
And spend my life in prayer and praise.
His goodness own, His promise claim,
And look for all His saving grace.
Till all His saving grace I see,
From sin and hell for ever free.

He saved me in temptation's hour,
Horribly caught and compass'd round,
Exposed to Satan's raging power,
In floods of sin and sorrow drown'd,
Condemn'd the second death to feel,
Arrested by the pangs of hell.

To God, my God, with plaintive cry
I call'd, in agony of fear;
My humble wailing pierced the sky.
My groaning reach'd His gracious ear;
He heard me'from His glorious throne.
And sent the timely rescue down.