The manna favored Israel’s meat

The words

1. 1

   Stanza 1. The manna favored Israel’s meat,Was gathered day by day;When all the host was served, the heatMelted the rest away.

2. 2

   Stanza 2. In vain to hoard it up they tried,Against tomorrow came;It then bred worms and putrefied,And proved their sin and shame.

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   Stanza 3. ’Twas daily bread and would not keep,But must be still renewed;Faith should not want a hoard or heap,But trust the LORD for food.

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   Stanza 4. The truths by which the soul is fed,Must thus be had afresh;For notions resting in the head,Will only feed the flesh.

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   Stanza 5. However true, they have no life,Or unction to impart;They breed the worms of pride and strife,But cannot cheer the heart.

6. 6

   Stanza 6. Nor can the best experience past,The life of faith maintain;The brightest hope will faint at last,Unless supplied again.

7. 7

   Stanza 7. Dear Lord, while we in prayer are found,Do thou the Manna give;O! let it fall on all around,That we may eat and live.

Olney Hymns (1779), Book 1, Hymn 16. John Newton. Public domain. CCEL transcription with modernized spelling. www.praylock.com/olney-hymns/1-16