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449.

[Casual howe'er our steps may seem]

Her hap was to light on a part of the field, &c. —ii. 3.

Casual howe'er our steps may seem,
Directed and o'erruled by Him
Who for His people cares,
Where Providence appoints we go;
He orders all our ways we know,
And numbers all our hairs.
In small events we daily prove
The wisdom of our Father's love;
We own the work is His
From trivial incidents to raise
Matter for His eternal praise,
And our eternal bliss.