my thy directs soul, Rise, God thee

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