Manna to Israel well supplied

The words

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   Stanza 1. Manna to Israel well suppliedThe want of other bread;While God is able to provide,His people shall be fed.

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   Stanza 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.)

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   Stanza 3. Of his kind care how sweet a proof!It suited every taste;Who gathered most, had just enough,Enough, who gathered least.

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

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   Stanza 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.

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

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   Stanza 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.

Olney Hymns (1779), Book 1, Hymn 15. John Newton. Public domain. CCEL transcription with modernized spelling. www.praylock.com/olney-hymns/1-15