Divine wrath and mercy. <br /> <br />Nah. 1:1-3; Heb. 12:29. <br /> <br />Adore and tremble, for our God <br />Is a consuming fire! <br />His jealous eyes his wrath inflame, <br />And raise his vengeance higher. <br /> <br />Almighty vengeance, how it burns! <br />How bright his fury glows! <br />Vast magazines of plagues and storms <br />Lie treasured for his foes. <br /> <br />Those heaps of wrath, by slow degrees, <br />Are forced into a flame; <br />But kindled, oh! how fierce they blaze! <br />And rend all nature's frame. <br /> <br />At his approach the mountains flee, <br />And seek a wat'ry grave; <br />The frighted sea makes haste away, <br />And shrinks up every wave. <br /> <br />Through the wide air the weighty rocks <br />Are swift as hailstones hurled; <br />Who dares engage his fiery rage <br />That shakes the solid world? <br /> <br />Yet, mighty God, thy sovereign grace <br />Sits regent on the throne; <br />The refuge of thy chosen race <br />When wrath comes rushing down. <br /> <br />Thy hand shall on rebellious kings <br />A fiery tempest pour, <br />While we beneath thy shelt'ring wings <br />Thy just revenge adore.<br /><br />Isaac Watts<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/hymn-42/
