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BOOK I. And if her faith was firm and strong Had strong misgivings too.

6. Like her, with hopes and fears we come, To touch thee if we may ; Oh ! send us not despairing home, Send none unheal d away.

1 MANNA to Israel well supplied The want of other bread ; While God is able to provide, His people shall be fed.

2 (Thus though the corn and wine should fail, And creature- streams be dry, The prayer of faith will still prevail For blessings from on high.)

3 Of his kind care how sweet a proof ; It suited every taste : Who gather d most had just enough Enough who gather d least.

4 Tis thus our gracious Lord provides Our comforts and our cares ; His own unerring hand divides, And gives us each our shares.

5 He knows how much the weak can bear, And helps them when they cry ; The strongest have no strength to spare, For such he ll strongly try.

6 Daily they saw the manna come And cover all the ground ; But what they tried to keep at home Corrupted soon was found.

7 Vain their attempt to store it up, This was to tempt the Lord : Israel must live by faith and hope, And not upon a hoard.