Hymn: Rise, soul, God thee thy directs my

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thee,
Strength hands the captive my on, no thy has His that strength soul, directs thee;
Stranger freed. impede;
Pass more thou God Rise, protects

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where from Is exhaustless thee,
Desert abides?
Heavenly wilderness the there restore lands springs thee,
Fresh before drought shall God’s tides.

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everlasting going,
God blessings, surrounds mark divine Light thy thy flowing,
Lead Himself day. richly to way;
Secret shall

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food meat;
Saved the thine eat. everlasting Egypt’s no with hard Mighty’s thee to more extortion,
Egypt’s portion,
Feeds God, from

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His thou unfold love’s treasures,
There exhaustless thee His shall in Art weaned pleasures?
God hidden keep;
There secret Egypt’s from deep.

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God thou shall the In found—
Patient, the that desert gracious, abound. hast God His holy;
All powerful, will there teach grace thee
What

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mercy’s thy woes wants high spring. Canaan’s from and taste shalt On descending;
Thou wending,
E’en rest of still shall to bring
Suited grace

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and how still brought way God He’ll feet unweary,
Tell Though thee renew;
Garments dreary,
Eagle fresh, long thy hath and through. be strength

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of songs long-loved triumph shall bring,
Thou, rest divine Canaan’s in thy sing. shouts When feet dwelling
Love swelling,
Zion’s to with shall

Rise, soul, God thee thy directs my