275. Our God Is Light: and Though We Go

C.M.
by M. Bowley
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Our God is light: and though we go
 
Across a trackless wild,
 
Our Jesus’ footsteps ever show
 
The path for every child.
“This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.” (1 John 1:5)
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At every step afresh we prove
 
How sure our heavenly Guide;
 
The faithful and forbearing love
 
That never turns aside.
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Thou weariest not, most gracious Lord,
 
Though we may weary grow;
 
In season, the sustaining word
 
Thou giv’st our hearts to know.
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Death’s bitter waters met our thirst,
 
Thy cross has made them sweet;
 
Then on our gladdened vision burst
 
God’s shady, cool retreat.
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Through scenes of strife, by graves of lust,
 
Our desert path has been;
 
But here, O Lord, we’ve learned to trust
 
And love Thee, though unseen.
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The manna and the springing well
 
Suffice for every need;
 
And Eschol’s grapes the story tell
 
Of where Thy path doth lead.
“And from thence they went to Beer: that is the well whereof the Lord spake unto Moses, Gather the people together, and I will give them water. Then Israel sang this song, Spring up, O well; sing ye unto it.” (Numbers 21:16-17)
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