Matthew 24:22: The Lord to save His chosen care

The Lord to save His chosen care,
Hasten'd devoted Sakt/t's fate;
Lest press'd above what they could bear.
His church should faint beneath the weight,
He seal'd the bloody city's doom,
And let the sword and fire consume.

When Antichrist erects his throne
And fills the earth with daring crimes,
The Lord, in favour of His own
Exposed to those tremendous times.
Shall shorten the last pontift's reign,
And chase him back to hell again.

How safe beneath Thy wings we rest.
The people that belong to Thee!
Jesus, with Thy protection bless'd,
The Christian world's apostasy
We see, long since begun, and grieve
And closer to Thy bosom cleave.

Our strength shall with our trials last;
Thy word irrevocably sure
Shall keep till every storm is pass'd,
And make us faithful to endure,
Or from the dangerous day remove
The objects of Thy choicest love.