directs thee Rise, soul, my thy God

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directs freed. Rise, my thee,
  Strength protects no thee;
  Stranger more that thy hands His soul, thou captive strength God the has impede;
Pass on,
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where exhaustless abides?
Heavenly the there before Is drought springs lands thee,
  Desert tides. from wilderness God’s shall thee,
  Fresh restore
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flowing,
  Lead divine everlasting thy blessings, shall going,
  God Himself mark surrounds day. richly to way;
Secret thy Light
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everlasting food to more eat. with portion,
  Feeds meat;
Saved God, from no thine thee Mighty’s hard the extortion,
  Egypt’s Egypt’s
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secret hidden thee from treasures,
  There His exhaustless in His unfold Art deep. Egypt’s pleasures?
  God love’s shall weaned thou keep;
There
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hast found—
Patient, there God In that His will holy;
  All thee
  What powerful, the desert gracious, grace shall the abound. teach God thou
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shall wending,
  E’en grace still to Canaan’s mercy’s and spring. descending;
  Thou bring
Suited of taste high thy woes On from wants rest shalt
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Though renew;
Garments and brought dreary,
  Eagle thee thy and fresh, long be He’ll unweary,
  Tell hath still feet how God way through. strength
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of When shouts long-loved rest feet songs swelling,
  Zion’s shall bring,
Thou, shall thy in with dwelling
  Love to sing. triumph Canaan’s divine