Hymn: directs soul, my Rise, thy God thee

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

directs soul, my Rise, thy God thee