Hymn
Divine Protection
Up to the hills I lift mine eyes,
Th'eternal hills beyond the skies;
Thence all her help my soul derives,
There my almighty Refuge lives.
He lives--the everlasting God
That built the world, that spread the flood.
The heavens with all their hosts He made,
And the dark regions of the dead.
He guides our feet, He guards our way;
His morning smiles bless all the day:
Our holy Guardian's wakeful eyes
Admit no slumber, nor surprise.
Should earth and hell with malice burn,
Still thou shalt go, and still return,
Safe in the Lord; His heavenly care
Defends Thy life from every snare.
Amen.
Divine Protection — Text from Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes, 1899. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/divine-protection
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Divine Protection?
The words of Divine Protection were written by Isaac Watts; the version here was published in 1899. The library holds 248 more hymns by Isaac Watts, including The Grave Shall Restore Its Trust and God Our Portion Here and Hereafter.
Is Divine Protection public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes, published in 1899. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of Divine Protection?
Divine Protection is in Long Metre (8.8.8.8). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Longing after God; or The Love of God Better than Life, The Grave Shall Restore Its Trust and Balm in Gilead, and a Good Physician There.