| The Lord spake unto me, saying, Ye have compassed this mountain long enough: turn you northward. (Deut. 2:2‑3) |
| Joshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of the Lord until the eventide. And the Lord said unto Joshua, Get thee up; wherefore liest thou thus upon thy face? (Josh. 7:6,10) |
| David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth. David said unto his servants, Is the child dead? And they said, He is dead. Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed himself, and changed his apparel, and came into the house of the Lord, and worshipped. (2 Sam. 12:16,19‑20) |
When He leads through some valley of trouble, His omnipotent hand we trace; For the trials and sorrows He sends us Are part of His lessons in grace. |