Cantique : soul, my Rise, directs thee God thy

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

soul, my Rise, directs thee God thy