Hymn: directs soul, God thy my Rise, thee

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

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

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

4

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

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

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

7

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

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

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

directs soul, God thy my Rise, thee