Tune: Finlandia
(\'We rest on thee, our shield and our defender\')
Based on a prayer in the book of 1 Clement (c.96AD)
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We ask you, Master, be our help, defender
Rescue those in distress, to their aid stir
Raise up the fallen, and assist the needy
Heal the sick, and turn back who wanderers be
Feed the hungry, release captives, revive
The weak, so strengthened by you they may thrive
Encourage those who lose hears, and let all
The nations realise you are God and call
Upon you, and have faith in Jesus your Son
Who the great work of salvation has done
And give to us your Holy Spirit, here fill
Us your people, sheep of your pasture still