Hymn: God soul, thy Rise, directs my thee

1

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

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

9

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

God soul, thy Rise, directs my thee