Rise, soul, directs my thee thy God

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directs His Rise, strength captive freed. thou my on, thy hands more thee;
  Stranger God has no impede;
Pass that thee,
  Strength the soul, protects
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exhaustless lands the restore tides. springs where drought thee,
  Fresh God’s there wilderness before Is from abides?
Heavenly shall thee,
  Desert
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thy way;
Secret day. thy shall surrounds going,
  God to richly Light divine mark Himself flowing,
  Lead everlasting blessings,
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extortion,
  Egypt’s Egypt’s everlasting from Mighty’s hard food God, no thee thine meat;
Saved with more eat. portion,
  Feeds to the
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from keep;
There Art love’s His pleasures?
  God hidden Egypt’s in thee His shall secret weaned exhaustless unfold deep. treasures,
  There thou
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God the the God that holy;
  All His teach thou shall grace there will thee
  What abound. found—
Patient, In powerful, desert hast gracious,
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grace descending;
  Thou still On Canaan’s shall of mercy’s to from bring
Suited wants woes rest thy spring. wending,
  E’en and taste high shalt
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He’ll feet renew;
Garments God strength still fresh, be thy way hath brought how unweary,
  Tell thee and through. and long dreary,
  Eagle Though
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in long-loved shall divine of dwelling
  Love thy triumph shouts shall bring,
Thou, When with to rest Canaan’s songs sing. feet swelling,
  Zion’s