Hymn: my Rise, soul, thy God thee directs

1

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

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

9

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

my Rise, soul, thy God thee directs