Showing posts with label snare of the fowler. Show all posts
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October 26, 2011

The Fowler's Snare*

On Eagles Wings
by Dan Schutte


You who dwell in the shelter of the Lord
who abide in His shadow for life
say to the Lord
"My refuge, my rock in whom I trust!"

And He will raise you up on eagles' wings
bear you on the breath of dawn
make you to shine like the sun
and hold you in the palm of His hand.

The snare of the fowler will never capture you
and famine will bring you no fear
under His wings your refuge
His faithfulness your shield.

And He will raise you up on eagles' wings
bear you on the breath of dawn
make you to shine like the sun
and hold you in the palm of His hand.

You need not fear the terror of the night
nor the arrow that flies by day
though thousands fall about you
near you it shall not come.

And He will raise you up on eagles' wings
bear you on the breath of dawn
make you to shine like the sun
and hold you in the palm of His hand.

For to His angels He's given a command
to guard you in all of your ways
upon their hands they will bear you up
lest you dash your foot against a stone.

And He will raise you up on eagles' wings
bear you on the breath of dawn
make you to shine like the sun
and hold you in the palm of His hand... 

Inspired by a psalm, the lyric to this song are one of my favorites. The poetry is inspiring, "hold you, bear you on the breath of dawn..." And mostly it is encouraging, "hold you in the palm of his hand." The Psalm(s) it derives from go like this:

 Be with me, Lord, when I am in trouble.
You who dwell in the shelter of the Most High,
who abide in the shadow of the Almighty,
say to the LORD, “My refuge and fortress,
my God in whom I trust.”

Be with me, Lord, when I am in trouble.
No evil shall befall you,
nor shall affliction come near your tent,
For to his angels he has given command about you,
that they guard you in all your ways.

Be with me, Lord, when I am in trouble.
Upon their hands they shall bear you up,
lest you dash your foot against a stone.
You shall tread upon the asp and the viper;
you shall trample down the lion and the dragon.

Be with me, Lord, when I am in trouble.
Because he clings to me, I will deliver him;
I will set him on high because he acknowledges my name.
He shall call upon me, and I will answer him;

I will be with him in distress;
I will deliver him and glorify him.
Be with me, Lord, when I am in trouble.
Psalms 91:1-2, 10-11, 12-13, 14-15.
 
*This appeared here first August 14, 2010