Cantique : thy God directs soul, thee my Rise,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

thy God directs soul, thee my Rise,