1. O God, who did come down of old,
To bring salvation nigh,
When the dear people of your fold
Sent up a bitter cry:

2. Your servant turned aside with awe
And that great wonder learned—
A bush aflame with fire, he saw,
Which yet was never burned.

3. When Israel thought all hope was o’er,
And fear seized every mind,
And the Red Sea was stretched before,
And Pharaoh’s host behind:

4. You did not leave them in their need,
Nor let their prayer be vain,
But sent a strong east wind with speed
To cleave the waves in twain.

5. And Judah, like a flock of sheep,
Passed on, though weak and spurned:
But Pharaoh’s chariots in the deep
Your right hand overturned.

6. Come, Savior, now! And from their foes
Set free the heirs of Earth,
For they are mightier far than those
Who threatened Israel’s birth.

7. We wait in faith, we wait in prayer,
Until the happy morn
When you will come, our flesh to share,
And for our sakes be born.

8. To God, forever to be feared,
Are praise and glory due;
To Him who in the bush appeared,
And Holy Ghost, to you!