Take Courage

INTRO (organ) VERSE 1 Before the council Paul stood fast With conscience clear and true; He cried, "I'm judged because I hope The dead shall rise anew!" VERSE 2 The council split, the uproar grew, The soldiers took him in; And in the barracks, in the night, Alone he sat within. VERSE 3 (softly) The following night the Lord stood by And spoke into his fear: "Take courage, Paul, for as in this place, So Rome your voice shall hear." CHORUS Take courage, take courage, The Lord stands by His own; The plans of men are in His hand, He reigns upon the throne. VERSE 4 Then forty swore they would not eat Till Paul lay in the grave; But Paul's young nephew heard the plot, And God moved him to save. VERSE 5 With horsemen, spearmen, through the night They brought him safe away; No vow of men can stop the course That God has set that day. FINAL CHORUS (full choir and organ) OUTRO He reigns upon the throne. Amen.