Angel of God, whate’er betide

Verse 1
Angel of God, whate’er betide,
Thy summons I obey;
Jesus, I take thee for my guide,
And walk in thee my way.

Verse 2
Secure from danger, and from dread,
Nor earth nor hell shall move,
Since over me thy hand hath spread
The banner of thy love.

Verse 3
To leave my Captain I disdain,
Behind I will not stay,
Tho’ shame, and loss, and bonds, and pain,
And death obstruct the way.

Verse 4
Me to thy suffering self conform,
And arm me with thy power,
Then burst the cloud, descend the storm,
And come the fiery hour!

Verse 5
Then shall I bear thy utmost will,
When first the strength is given—
Come, foolish world, my body kill,
And drive my soul to heaven!

Hymnal/Album: Originally titled: "At Setting Out to Preach the Gospel." Introduced in Hymns and Sacred Poems (1740), published by John and Charles Wesley (London: William Strahan, 1740). Published in The Poetical Works of John and Charles Wesley, Collected and Arranged by G. Osborn, Vol. 1 (London: Wesleyan-Methodist Conference Office, 1868), page 294.
Publishing: Public Domain