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303. When Israel, by Divine Command | C.M. |
| by J. Newton |
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| 1 | When Israel, by divine command, | Exodus 6:13; Exodus 7:2 |
| The pathless desert trod, |
| They found, throughout the barren land, |
| A sure resource in God. |
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| 2 | A cloudy pillar marked the road, | Exodus 13:21-22; Deuteronomy 8:15-16 |
| And screened them from the heat; |
| From the hard rock the water flowed, |
| And manna was their meat. |
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| 3 | Like them, we have a rest in view, | Hebrews 4:9; Psalm 78:53; Romans 3:29 |
| Secure from hostile powers: |
| Like them, we pass a desert too, |
| But Israel's God is ours. |
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| 4 | His Word a light before us spreads, | Psalm 119:105; Song of Solomon 2:4; Psalm 121 |
| By which our path we see; |
| His love, a banner o'er our heads, |
| From harm preserves us free. |
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| 5 | Jesus, the Bread of life, is given | John 6:35; John 7:37-39 |
| To be our daily food; |
| Within us dwells that well from heaven, |
| The Spirit of our God. |
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| 6 | Lord, 'tis enough, we ask no more; | Ephesians 2:4,7 |
| Thy grace around us pours |
| Its rich and unexhausted store, |
| And all its joy is ours. |
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