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