God Will Set Thee Above Thy Fears

“It is in my heart to praise thee, O my God; let me never forget thee, what thou hast been to me in the night by thy presence, in the day of trial when I was beset in darkness, when I was cast out as a wandering bird, and when I was assaulted with strong temptations, then thy presence in secret did preserve me, and in a low estate I felt thee near me. 

[…] As a father thou wert with me, and the rock of thy presence, when the mouth of lions roared against me, and fear took hold on my soul in the pit, then I called upon thee in the night, and my cries were strong before thee daily; thou answeredst me from thy habitation and delivered from thy dwelling place, saying, I will set thee above all thy fears, and lift up thy feet above the head of oppression. I believed and was strengthened, and thy word was salvation. Thou didst fight on my part when I wrestled with death, and when darkness would have shut me up, then the light shone about me, and thy banner was over my head.”

— James Nayler, 1659
Early English Quaker leader