Verse 1
Arise, O God, arise,
Thy righteous Cause maintain,
Attentive to thy people’s cries,
Opprest by lawless men:
Trampled beneath their feet
Thou knowst what we indure,
And never can thy love forget
The persecuted poor.

Verse 2
The foes to us and peace
Boast their tyrannic power,
And confident of full success
Thy injur’d flock devour;
They mock with scornful pride
Our hope of justice here,
And (for the world is on their side)
Nor man, nor God they fear.

Verse 3
But Thou shalt take our part,
Who to thy promise flee,
Almighty Love for us Thou art
Who put our trust in Thee,
Ourselves to Thee commit
The helpless Sinner’s Friend,
And prostrate at thy mercy-seat
Thy just award attend.

Verse 4
Jesus, the matter take
Into thy sovereign hand,
And those who lies their refuge make
Their counsel shall not stand:
Thou wilt cast down the foe,
Put all his tools to shame,
Their dire confederacy o’rethrow,
And blast their surest aim.

Verse 5
But if our faith to try,
Thou grant our foes success,
Still let us on thy love rely
Thy power and faithfulness;
Thy good, permissive will
Implicitly obey,
And lodge with Thee our just Appeal
Against thy righteous day!