Cantique : Rise, directs God thee thy my soul,

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

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

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

4

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rise, directs God thee thy my soul,