Cantique : God thy directs my Rise, thee soul,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

God thy directs my Rise, thee soul,