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