Jehovah Nissi: The Lord my Banner (Ex. 17:15)
Olney Hymns, William Cowper, from Cowper's Poems, Sheldon & Company, New York
By whom was David taught &ls;Twas Israel's God and king Who order'd Gideon forth, Oh! I have seen the day, But unbelief, self-will,To aim the deadly blow,
When he Goliath fought,
And laid the Gittite low?
Nor sword nor spear the stripling took,
But chose a pebble from the brook.
Who sent him to the fight;
Who gave him strength to sling,
And skill to aim aright.
Ye feeble saints, your strength endures,
Because young David's God is yours.
To storm the invaders' camp,
With arms of little worth,
A pitcher and a lamp?
The trumpets made his coming known,
And all the host was overthrown.
When with a single word,
God helping me to say,
"My trust is in the Lord,"
My soul hath quell'd a thousand foes,
Fearless of all that could oppose.
Self-righteousness, and pride,
How often do they steal
My weapon from my side!
Yet David's Lord, and Gideon's friend,
