Psalm 114
Words: Isaac Watts
Miracles attending Israel's journey.
1 When Isr'el, freed from Pharaoh's hand,
Left the proud tyrant and his land,
The tribes with cheerful homage own
Their King, and Judah was his throne.
2 Across the deep their journey lay;
The deep divides to make them way;
Jordan beheld their march, and fled
With backward current to his head.
3 The mountains shook like frighted sheep,
Like lambs the little hillocks leap;
Not Sinai on her base could stand,
Conscious of sov'reign power at hand.
4 What power could make the deep divide?
Make Jordan backward roll his tide ?
Why did ye leap, ye little hills?
And whence the fright that Sinai feels?
5 Let ev'ry mountain, ev'ry flood,
Retire and know th' approaching God,
The King of lsr'el: see him here;
Tremble, thou earth, adore and fear.
6 He thunders, and all nature mourns;
The rock to standing pools he turns;
Flints spring with fountains at his word,
And fires and seas confess the Lord.
