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CONFIDENCE IN PROTECTION. |
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CONFIDENCE IN PROTECTION.
“He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; he leadeth me beside the still waters.”
—Psalm, xxiii. 2.
Shepherd of Israel's gather'd fold!
Thy pastures still are fresh and green,
And water'd, as in days of old,
By silent streams of crystal sheen;
And there thou lov'st thy flock to lead
That they may on thy bounty feed.
Thy pastures still are fresh and green,
And water'd, as in days of old,
By silent streams of crystal sheen;
And there thou lov'st thy flock to lead
That they may on thy bounty feed.
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These, guarded by thine outstretch'd arm,
Are strong in seeming impotence;
Secured from danger and alarm
By quiet humble confidence,
And trusting, Lord! in thee alone,
All other confidence disown.
Are strong in seeming impotence;
Secured from danger and alarm
By quiet humble confidence,
And trusting, Lord! in thee alone,
All other confidence disown.
Look down on those who widely stray
As through a wilderness unblest,
Where no still waters cheer their way,
Nor herbage yields them food or rest;
Weary and faint the wand'rers roam,
Thy hand, alone, can guide them home.
As through a wilderness unblest,
Where no still waters cheer their way,
Nor herbage yields them food or rest;
Weary and faint the wand'rers roam,
Thy hand, alone, can guide them home.
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