The Christian — Warfare and Pilgrimage

God is my strong salvation

No. 612
Metre 7s & 6s. D.
Words James Montgomery.
Singing key B♭ major
2 stanzas

Sung to WEBB (hymn 833)

Words

God is my strong salvation;What foe have I to fear?In darkness and temptation,My Light, my Help is near:Though hosts encamp around me,Firm in the fight I stand;What terror can confound me,With God at my right hand?

Place on the Lord reliance;My soul, with courage wait;His truth be thine affiance,When faint and desolate:His might thy heart shall strengthen,His love thy joy increase;Mercy thy day shall lengthen;The Lord will give thee peace!

About this hymn

As printed As printed: words only, page 199 (running head «THE CHRISTIAN—WARFARE AND PILGRIMAGE.»), below hymn 611 MENDEBRAS. Hymn number «612» (large) at the foot of the left column, with the reference line «833, 415.» in italics beside it (= sung to the tunes of hymns 833 or 415; both are 7s & 6s. D. in the book, so the meter is the references' — it is not printed with this hymn). Stanza 1 begins at the foot of the left column (lines 1–4) and continues at the head of the right column (lines 5–8); stanza 2 follows in the right column, then «James Montgomery.» in italics. The first word, «GOD», is printed in capitals and small capitals; it is written «God» here. Lines 2, 4, 6 and 8 of each stanza are indented. The print sets a thin space before «;», «:», «?» and «!» («salvation ;», «fear ?», «near :», «stand ;», «hand ?», «reliance ;», «desolate :», «increase ;», «lengthen ;», «peace !»); it is closed up here. The stanza numbers are printed without a period («1», «2»); they are written «1.», «2.» here, as in the other deliveries of this book. Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's.