"The sorrows of death compassed me.... Then called I upon the name of the LORD.... I was brought low, and He helped me.... Thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling" (Psalm 116:3-8). "Hezekiah received the letter... and spread it before the LORD. And Hezekiah prayed.... Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent unto Hezekiah, saying, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Whereas thou hast prayed to Me against Sennacherib king of Assyria.... He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shields, nor cast a bank against it.... Then the angel of the LORD went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand" (Isaiah 37:14-36). "Sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you" (1 Peter 3:15).
All who have called on Christ Jesus our Savior,
Who answered us with His salvation,
Should always be ready to speak of His favor
To give souls a clear explanation.
The letter that King Hezekiah received
Was spread before God in his anguish.
God answered this king who was greatly relieved
That God did not leave him to languish.
O Lord, we would sanctify You in our hearts
And always be ready to say:
The reason for hope is the grace God imparts
To save those in anguish who pray!
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