Samson’s Strength

O Lord, come give us Samson’s strength,
And we’ll bring pagan temples down;
Your Church will go to any length
For truth You gave with kingly crown.

The thunder heard on Calvary’s hill
Was crash of stones when temples fell,
And pagan worship You have killed
With Samson’s strength– sounds their death knell.

Yet, unlike Samson You are raised
To life anew Your Church now brings,
For with Your Body, Blood You save,
And we to world Your mercies sing.

For in each one of us You build
A temple where Your Spirit dwells,
And with Your Body, Blood we’re filled;
Forever You’re Emmanuel. 

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