"And Hezekiah prayed before the Lord.... Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah saying, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, That which thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria I have heard.... Therefore thus saith the Lord concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shield, nor cast a bank against it.... For I will defend this city, to save it" (2 Kings 19:20-34).
Hezekiah prayed his prayer,
And made his anguish known.
What a refuge he found there
Before God's mighty throne!
Stripped of all self-confidence
He went to God and pleaded.
There he found the Lord's defense
Was all he ever needed.
Hallelujah! Praise the Lord!
The enemy must face,
Not Hezekiah's trembling sword,
But God's defending grace.
Surely there's instruction there
That God would have us see.
God was waiting for that prayer
To send His victory.
Let us thereby understand
That God still waits to hear
The prayer that moves His heart and hand
With grace when we draw near.
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