Deliver us from our enemy...

These were the words of Reverend Prince as he stood at the pulpit of the Old South Church in Massachusetts on October 1746.

France sent a fleet of nearly 100 ships to burn the coastal cities of America and the people were gathered together in prayer.

As he stood at the pulpit he lead the congregation in mighty prayer. “Send Thy tempest, Lord, upon the waters to the east word! Raise Thy right hand. Scatter the ships of our tormentors and drive them hence. Sink their proud frigates beneath the power of Thy winds!”

Within minutes the shutters started slamming violently and the church bell began to ring erratically.

He paused, and then with hands raised high above his head he declared, “We hear thee! We hear Thy voice, O Lord! We hear it! Thy breath is upon the waters to the eastward, even upon the deep. Thy bell tolls for the death of our enemies!”

He then reverently bowed his head with tears streaming down his face and said, “Thine be the glory, Lord. Amen and amen!.”