Though troubles assail

The LORD will provide by John Newton


 * Though troubles assail
 * And dangers affright,
 * Though friends should all fail
 * And foes all unite;
 * Yet one thing secures us,
 * Whatever betide,
 * The scripture assures us,
 * The Lord will provide.


 * The birds without barn
 * Or storehouse are fed,
 * From them let us learn
 * To trust for our bread:
 * His saints, what is fitting,
 * Shall ne'er he denied,
 * So long as 'tis written,
 * The Lord will provide.


 * We may, like the ships,
 * By tempest be tossed
 * On perilous deeps,
 * But cannot be lost.
 * Though Satan enrages
 * The wind and the tide,
 * The promise engages,
 * The Lord will provide.


 * His call we obey
 * Like Abram of old,
 * Not knowing our way,
 * But faith makes us bold;
 * For though we are strangers
 * We have a good Guide,
 * And trust in all dangers,
 * The Lord will provide.


 * When Satan appears
 * To stop up our path,
 * And fill us with fears,
 * We triumph by faith;
 * He cannot take from us,
 * Though oft he has tried,
 * This heart-cheering promise,
 * The Lord will provide.


 * He tells us we're weak,
 * Our hope is in vain,
 * The good that we seek
 * We ne'er shall obtain,
 * But when such suggestions
 * Our spirits have plied,
 * This answers all questions,
 * The Lord will provide.


 * No strength of our own,
 * Or goodness we claim,
 * Yet since we have known
 * The Savior's great name;
 * In this our strong tower
 * For safety we hide,
 * The Lord is our power,
 * The Lord will provide.


 * When life sinks apace
 * And death is in view,
 * This word of his grace
 * Shall comfort us through:
 * No fearing or doubting
 * With Christ on our side,
 * We hope to die shouting,
 * The Lord will provide.