Hymns

A Sovereign Protector I Have

Words: Augustus Toplady · Music: David Emlyn Evans · 1768

Verse 1
A sov'reign Protector I have,
unseen, yet forever at hand,
unchangeably faithful to save,
almighty to rule and command.
He smiles, and my comforts abound;
his grace as the dew shall descend;
and walls of salvation surround
the soul he delights to defend.

Verse 2
Inspirer and hearer of prayer,
thou Shepherd and Guardian of thine,
my all to thy cove­nant care
I sleeping and waking resign.
If thou art my Shield and my Sun,
the night is no darkness to me;
and fast as my moments roll on,
they bring me but nearer to thee.

Verse 3
Kind Author and ground of my hope,
thee, thee, for my God I avow;
my glad Ebenezer set up,
and own thou hast helped me till now.
I muse on the years that are past,
wherein my defense thou hast proved;
nor wilt thou relinquish at last
a sinner so signally loved!

Words: Augustus Toplady, 1768 | Music: David Emlyn Evans, 1890

1 Samuel 7; Psalm 77; Psalm 84; Psalm 121; Isaiah 60; Romans 13; 2 Corinthians 1; 1 Timothy 1; 1 Peter 2

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