Hymn: thy soul, Rise, my God thee directs

1

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

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

9

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

thy soul, Rise, my God thee directs