Rise, my directs thy God soul, thee

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