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| 1 | Our God is light: and though we go | 1 John 1:5; Psalm 107:4; 1 Peter 2:21 |
| Across a trackless wild, |
| Our Jesus' footsteps ever show |
| The path for every child. |
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| 2 | At every step afresh we prove | John 16:13; 2 Timothy 2:13 |
| How sure our heavenly Guide; |
| The faithful and forbearing love |
| That never turns aside. |
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| 3 | Thou weariest not, most gracious Lord, | Isaiah 40:28-31 |
| Though we may weary grow; |
| In season, the sustaining word |
| Thou giv'st our hearts to know. |
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| 4 | Death's bitter waters met our thirst, | Exodus 15:23-25 |
| Thy cross has made them sweet; |
| Then on our gladdened vision burst |
| God's shady, cool retreat. |
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| 5 | Through scenes of strife, by graves of lust, | Numbers 20:1-13; Numbers 11:34; 1 Peter 1:8 |
| Our desert path has been; |
| But here, O Lord, we've learned to trust |
| And love Thee, though unseen. |
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| 6 | The manna and the springing well | Deuteronomy 8:3; Numbers 21:16-17 |
| Suffice for every need; |
| And Eschol's grapes the story tell |
| Of where Thy path doth lead. |
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