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| 1 | Happy they who trust in Jesus; | Psalm 2:12; Proverbs 16:20; 1 Peter 5:8; 2 Timothy 2:12; Jude 1:24; John 10:28-29; Psalm 17:8; John 15:18-19; 2 Corinthians 6:10; James 2:5 |
| Sweet their portion is and sure; |
| When the foe on others seizes, |
| He will keep His own secure. |
| Happy people! |
| Happy, though despised and poor. |
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| 2 | Since His love and mercy found us, | Luke 15:6,9,32; Isaiah 43:4; Psalm 91:7; Isaiah 63:9; Psalm 31:20 |
| We are precious in His sight; |
| Thousands now may fall around us, |
| Thousands more be put to flight, |
| But His presence |
| Keeps us safe by day and night. |
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| 3 | Lo! our Saviour never slumbers, | Psalm 121:3-4; 1 Peter 5:7; Luke 12:32; Psalm 62:7 |
| Ever watchful is His care; |
| Though we cannot boast of numbers, |
| In His strength secure we are. |
| Sweet their portion, |
| Who our Saviour's kindness share. |
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| 4 | As the bird beneath her feathers, | Matthew 23:37; Psalm 91:4; Psalm 17:8; Psalm 36:7; Psalm 63:7 |
| Guards the objects of her care, |
| So the Lord His children gathers, |
| Spreads His wings and hides them there: |
| Thus protected |
| All their foes they boldly dare. |
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