- C Soprano Recorder
- F Alto Recorder
- C Tenor Recorder
- F Bass Recorder
- Verse 1
- O Lord, how are my foes increased!
- Against me many rise;
- How many say, In vain for help
- He on his God relies!
- Verse 2
- Thou art my shield and glory, Lord,
- My Saviour, O Most High.
- The Lord from out His holy hill
- Gives answer when I cry.
- Verse 3
- I laid me down and slept, I waked,
- Because the Lord sustains;
- Tho' many thousands compass me,
- Unmoved my soul remains.
- Verse 4
- Arise, o Lord; save me, my God;
- For Thou hast owned my cause,
- And oft hast beaten down my foes
- Who scorn Thy righteous laws.
- Verse 5
- Salvation to the Lord belongs,
- In Him His saints are blest;
- O let Thy blessing evermore
- Upon Thy people rest.
- June 18 entry for the 2022 Weekly Hymns Challenge.
- Bingham composed by an unknown person.
- Lyrics adapted from Psalm III
- Hymn #3 in The Psalter Hymnal