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2315.

[Providence extends its care]

Cast the net on the right side...and ye shall find. —xxi. 6.

Providence extends its care
To things minutely small,
Things the most contingent are
By wisdom order'd all:
Happy they who know His mind,
Obedient to His leading grace,
God in every action find,
And own in all their ways.
By Thy word and Spirit led
And providential will
Sure to prosper in our deed,
Our net at last we fill:
Fruitless pains and labours cross'd
Must finally successful be;
Nothing, Lord, was ever lost
By faithfulness to Thee.