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