Boldness Beseeching

Tune: Kingsfold

('I heard the voice of Jesus say')

Acts 4 v.23-31 parts

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Chief priests and elders they did say

To Peter, John, that day

With threats, saying, Do speak no more

Of Jesus, and make sure

You obey us, but they did go

To the church, and did show

What they had said tot them, they would

Stop witness if they could

 

When the church heard, then all did pray

Agreed, said, Lord alway

you are God which have heaven made

And too the earth displayed

And the sea, all that in them is

You Creator, sure this

They said, By David's prophecy

We do enquire here, see

 

For David said, Why did heathen

Rage, and the people, men

Imagine and then plot vain things

When none them success brings?

Kings, rulers of the earth took stand

And gathered, a whole band

Against the Lord, and His Christ too

You see it all, you view

 

For they were gathered for to do

All that was known to you

Whate'er your hand, your Spirit deigned

And purpose of your reign

You determined all before they

Had done it in their day

Behold now, Lord, their threatenings

Healings by your hand bring

 

And that signs and wonders may be

Done by your servant, see

Your Son Jesus, through the Spirit

Then was shaken each whit

The place where they were gathered, they

Were filled when they had prayed

With the Sprit, and they all spake

God's word bold for His sake