Supported by the Word

The power and triumph of faith by John Newton

Scripture reference: Dan 3:6


 * Supported by the word,
 * Though in himself a worm,
 * The servant of the LORD
 * Can wondrous acts perform:
 * Without dismay he boldly treads
 * Where'er the path of duty leads.


 * The haughty king in vain,
 * With fury on his brow,
 * Believers would constrain
 * To golden gods to bow:
 * The furnace could not make them fear,
 * Because they knew the Lord was near.


 * As vain was the decree
 * Which charged them not to pray;
 * Daniel still bowed his knee,
 * And worshiped thrice a day:
 * Trusting in God, he feared not men,
 * Though threatened with the lion's den.


 * Secure they might refuse
 * Compliance with such laws,
 * For what had they to lose,
 * When GOD espoused their cause?
 * He made the hungry lions crouch,
 * Nor durst the fire his children touch.


 * The Lord is still the same,
 * A mighty shield and tow'r,
 * And they who trust his name
 * Are guarded by his pow'r:
 * He can the rage of lions tame,
 * And bear them harmless through the flame.


 * Yet we too often shrink
 * When trials are in view;
 * Expecting we must sink,
 * And never can get through.
 * But could we once believe indeed,
 * From all these fears we should be freed.