Cantique : directs thee thy Rise, soul, my God

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

directs thee thy Rise, soul, my God