Remember Reliance

Tune: St Anne

('O God our help in ages past')

2 Chronicles 16 v.7-9

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Hanani the prophet came to

King Asa, said, To you

I have a message from the Lord

Attend, now hear His word

Because you on Syria's king

Relied, that he help bring

To you, and did not rely on

The Lord, enemies have won

Therefore the Syrian army

Has escaped now, so be

Were not the Ethiopians huge

Host, descended [as] deluge

Yet because you did on the Lord

Rely, trusted His word

He gave that host into your hand

And saved you and the land

For the eyes of the Lord run to

And fro through whole earth so

To show Himself strong unto they

Who trust Him in their day

They whose hearts are perfect toward

Him, loyal to their Lord

At peace with Him, not turn away

Rely on Him alway

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Note: King Asa turned to the King of Syria for help against the King of Israel and his army.

Syria can be seen as one of the enemy nations, as was Israel, since that time that Israel and Judah separated into two kingdoms.