Hymn 251
O men of God, arise! the Lord
- O men of God, arise! the Lord
Has giv'n thee in His wondrous Word
Great promises of mighty signs
To ratify the sacred lines
Of His salvation's perfect plan
As thou dost preach to fallen man.
- If He, the Lord of Glory, need
Arresting sign and glowing deed
Credentials of Messiahship
Thy helpless hand and faltering lip
Must surely share an equal flame
To blazon forth Messiah's Name.
- These signs shall follow them.
He saith who speak His word in simple faith
They shall with heaven's authority
Bid foul tormenting spirits flee
They shall in other tongues speak things
Beyond the range of finite wings.
- So spake they after Pentecost
High myst'ries of the Holy Ghost
They shall the fearsome Serpent tame
And bind its venom in His Name
If any deadly thing they take
It shall not hurt them, for His sake.
- Upon the sick they shall lay hands
Who shall arise from Satan's bands
Leaving their fev'rous beds of pain
To leap like youngling harts again
O men of God! These signs must be
As Christ's authority to thee.
- There is no other way! The Word
Not heav'n-confirmed must fail unheard
For wondrous act and mighty sign
Are still the Saviour's own design
To wing His message to each heart
And bid the pow'rs of hell depart.
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