Gifted by the Lord to Teach

Gifted by the Lord to teach, I sustain the weary ones.

When I waken daily I listen to what’s on their tongues.

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Neither turned I backward nor played the rebel in the gloom.

Though some struck me, pulled my beard, others prophesied my doom.

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God’s my help in time of need. Stonily I face the street.

Who contends? Who vindicates? Come, confront, and we will see.

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Adversaries fall away. I’m not guilty night or day. .

Bring it on, for grace has won. God is with me all the way.

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Image: Husniati Salma on Unsplash

Source: Isaiah 50:4-9

Text: David Alexander, 2020, CC BY-NC SA 4.0

Tune: Culbach , Public Domain

Score: https://www.smallchurchmusic.com/Score_PDF/LifeOfAges-Culbach.pdf

Audio: www.smallchurchmusic.com Used by Permission.