CAPTAIN OF ISRAEL'S HOST
"By day the Lord went ahead of them in a pillar of cloud to guide them
on their way, and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light."
Exodus 13:21
Words: Charles Wesley (1707-1788).
Music: "Eisenach," Johann Hermann Schein, 1628; harmony by Johann
Sebastian Bach (1685-1750).
Captain of Israel's host, and Guide
Of all who seek the land above,
Beneath Thy shadow we abide,
The cloud of Thy protecting love;
Our strength, Thy grace; our rule, Thy Word;
Our end, the glory of the Lord.
By Thine unerring Spirit led,
We shall not in the desert stray;
We shall not full direction need,
Nor miss our providential way;
As far from danger as from fear,
While Love, almighty Love, is near.