Isaiah 42: V1-9 New International Version

The Servant of the Lord

42 “Here is my servant, whom I uphold,
    my chosen one in whom I delight;
I will put my Spirit on him,
    and he will bring justice to the nations.
²He will not shout or cry out,
    or raise his voice in the streets.
³A bruised reed he will not break,
    and a soldering wick he will not snuff out.
In faithfulness he will bring forth justice;
⁴    he will not falter or be discouraged
till he establishes justice on earth.
    In his teaching the islands will put their hope.”

⁵This is what God the Lord says—
the Creator of the heavens, who stretches them out,
    who spreads out the earth with all that springs from it,
    who gives breath to its people,
    and life to those who walk on it:
⁶“I, the Lord, have called you in righteousness;
    I will take hold of your hand.
I will keep you and will make you
    to be a covenant for the people
    and a light for the Gentiles,
⁷to open eyes that are blind,
    to free captives from prison
    and to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness.

⁸“I am the Lord; that is my name!
I will not yield my glory to another
or my praise to idols.
⁹See, the former things have taken place,
and new things I declare;
before they spring into being
I announce them to you.”

Hold Thou my hand; so weak I am, and helpless,
I dare not take one step without Thy aid;
Hold Thou my hand; for then, O loving Savior,
No dread of ill shall make my soul afraid.
Hold Thou my hand, and closer, closer draw me
To Thy dear self-my hope, my joy, my all;
Hold Thou my hand, lest haply I should wander,
And, missing Thee, my trembling feet should fall.
Hold Thou my hand; the way is dark before me
Without the sunlight of Thy face divine;
But when by faith I catch its radiant glory,
What heights of joy, what rapturous songs are mine!
Hold Thou my hand, that when I reach the margin
Of that lone river Thou didst cross for me,
A heav’nly light may flash along its waters,
And every wave like crystal bright shall be.

Psalm 74:12-23 New International Version

¹²But God is my King from long ago;
he brings salvation on the earth.

¹³It was you who split open the sea by your power;
    you broke the heads of the monster in the waters.
¹⁴It was you who crushed the heads of Leviathan
    and gave it as food to the creatures of the desert.
¹⁵It was you who opened up springs and streams;
    you dried up the ever-flowing rivers.
¹⁶The day is yours, and yours also the night;
    you established the sun and moon.
¹⁷It was you who set all the boundaries of the earth;
    you made both summer and winter.

¹⁸Remember how the enemy has mocked you, Lord,
    how foolish people have reviled your name.
¹⁹Do not hand over the life of your dove to wild beasts;
    do not forget the lives of your afflicted people forever.
²⁰Have regard for your covenant,
    because haunts of violence fill the dark places of the land.
²¹Do not let the oppressed retreat in disgrace;
    may the poor and needy praise your name.
²²Rise up, O God, and defend your cause;
    remember how fools mock you all day long.
²³Do not ignore the clamour of your adversaries,
    the uproar of your enemies, which rises continually.