Scripture Verse

Out of the spoils won in battles did they dedicate to maintain the house of the Lord. 1 Chronicles 26:27

Introduction

Words: Jo­hann­es de Wat­te­ville (1718–1788).

Music: Ware­ham Will­iam Knapp, 1738 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pic­ture of de Wat­te­ville (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

portrait
William Knapp (1698–1768)

Lyrics

Lord Je­sus, with Thy pre­sence bless,
By land and sea, Thy wit­ness­es;
In ev­ery dan­ger them de­fend,
In ev­ery tri­al prove their friend.

O may Thy word in Christ­en­dom
Be blest, and may Thy king­dom come;
And may Thy serv­ants joy­ful bring
New spoils, ev­ery day, to Thee, their king.