Shall I not love you, Lord, my strong defender, my shield and rock, my fortress and my tower? To you I turn, and trustfully surrender all cares and fears to your prevailing power. To you I call, O God of my salvation, seeking your strength, unshaken to endure; through grief and loss, through trial and temptation, strong in my Savior's Name I stand secure. Bow down, you heavens! earth, be rent asunder! cloud and thick darkness, make his presence known! Fire goes before him, tempest, storm and thunder: God the Almighty gathers in his own. Praise then the Lord, whose mercies still attend us, whose ears are open to the sinner's plea; swift to redeem us, rescue and befriend us, God in his glory sets his people free!