PARAPHRASE OF PSALM XLVI.
By Susan Elmer
The Lord our strength and refuge is,
A present help is he;
We will not fear though earth's removed,
And mountains to the sea. Although the waters swell and roar,
And though the mountains shake,
Yet those who put their trust in God,
He never will forsake. There is a stream whose crystal flow,
The holy place makes glad,
The city of the Lord most high,
With radiant glory clad. The heathen raged, the kingdoms moved,
He uttered loud his voice;
We have with us the Lord of hosts,
We cannot but rejoice. Come, now, behold the works of God;
He maketh wars to cease.
He sunders both the bow and spear,
And reigns the King of Peace. Ashfield, Mass., Feb. 7, 1867.