Scripture Verse

If ye go to war in your land against the enemy that oppresseth you, then ye shall blow an alarm with the trumpets; and ye shall be remembered before the Lord your God, and ye shall be saved from your enemies. Numbers 10:9

Introduction

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Paul B. Henkel (1754–1825)

Words: Paul B. Hen­kel, Church Hymn Book (New Mar­ket, Vir­gin­ia: So­lo­mon Hen­kel, print­er, 1816) num­ber 154. Thanks­giv­ing for the Res­to­ra­tion of Peace. Note: The 1816 edi­tion of this hym­nal does not name the au­thor. Paul Hen­kel’s son, Am­brose Hen­kel, iden­ti­fies his fa­ther as the au­thor by a dou­ble dag­ger symb­ol (‡) in the 1838 edi­tion, page 644.

Music: Ger­ma­ny Sac­red Me­lo­dies, by Will­iam Gar­di­ner, 1815 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a bet­ter pic­ture of Hen­kel,

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William Gardiner (1770–1853)

Lyrics

Come, let us praise God’s ho­ly name,
And thank Him for His love and grace,
Who to our help and res­cue, came
And put an end to our dis­tress.

How great­ly were we ter­ri­fied,
When we be­gan to feel the rod;
Death threat­ened us on ev­ery side,
As the just pun­is­hments of God.

We were dis­tressed on ev­ery hand,
Involved in all the depth of woes;
When it ap­peared, our guil­ty land
Should be de­stroyed by cru­el foes.

But thanks be to our gra­cious Lord;
Who free­ly will our sins for­give;
Who gave us not our just re­ward,
But spares us re­bels, still to live.

God has re­stored our peace again,
O may it ne­ver more de­part:
May we a great­er peace ob­tain:
The peace of God with­in our heart.