Wesley Corpus

Page 10 2This hymn was printed in the Bristol Journal (December 28, 1745), described "As Sung at Mr. Wesley's Room in the Horsefair, Bristol." For His Majesty King George.2 Immortal King of kings, Whose favour or whose frown Monarchs and states to honour brings, Or turns them upside down; To thee in danger's hour We for our sovereign cry, Protect him by thy gracious power, And set him up on high. Not by a mighty host Can he deliver'd be; Let others in their numbers trust, We look, O Lord, to thee: Help to thy servant send, And strengthen from above, And still thy minister defend By thine almighty love. The Spirit of thy grace, Thy heavenly unction shed, And hosts of guardian angels place Around his sacred head: Confound whoe'er oppose, Or force them to retire; Be thou a tower against his foes, Be thou a wall of fire.