Verse 1
Hear Jesu, hear, the first and last,
The Alpha and Omega thou,
Who once for every man didst taste
Of death, and ever livest now.

Verse 2
Still let thy gracious Spirit strive,
And conquer a rebellious race,
In us thine antient work revive,
Thy sanctifying work of grace.

Verse 3
O that to thee our deeds were known,
Acknowledg’d and approv’d by thee,
Such as thou didst in Symrna own,
Such as in us thou once didst see!

Verse 4
The patient, meek, and lowly mind,
True poverty of spirit bestow,
And rich in faith we’ll cast behind
Whate’er of good appears below.

Verse 5
We then the power of faith shall prove
Nor shrink from persecution near,
But more than conquer in thy love,
Thy perfect love which casts out fear.

Verse 6
Tho’ earth and hell at once engage,
And fiends, and formal saints conspire,
The synagogue of Satan rage,
And threaten us with racks and fire;

Verse 7
Bold shall we stand in thy great might,
For Jesu’s sake count all things loss,
With beasts, and men, and devils fight
Beneath the banner of thy cross.

Verse 8
Shall Satan into prison cast?
To prison we with Christ will go,
And gladly bear till all are past,
These light afflictions here below.

Verse 9
But make us faithful unto death:
But arm us in that fiery hour,
And we shall all obtain the wreath,
And die for God, to die no more.