The kine unguided went

The words

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   Stanza 1. The kine unguided wentBy the directest road;When the Philistines homeward sentThe ark of Israel’s God.

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   Stanza 2. Lowing they passed along,And left their calves shut up;They felt an instinct for their young,But would not turn or stop.

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   Stanza 3. Shall brutes, devoid of thought,Their Maker’s will obey;And we, who by his grace are taught,More stubborn prove than they?

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   Stanza 4. He shed his precious bloodTo make us his alone;If washed in that atoning floodWe are no more our own.

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   Stanza 5. If he his will reveal,Let us obey his call;And think whate’er the flesh may feel,His love deserves our all.

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   Stanza 6. We should maintain in viewHis glory, as our end;Too much we cannot bear, or do,For such a matchless friend.

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   Stanza 7. His saints should stand preparedIn duty’s path to run;Nor count their greatest trials hard,So that his will be done.

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   Stanza 8. With Jesus for our guide,The path is safe though roughThe promise says, “I will provide,”And faith replies, “Enough!”

Olney Hymns (1779), Book 1, Hymn 27. John Newton. Public domain. CCEL transcription with modernized spelling. www.praylock.com/olney-hymns/1-27