The words
Stanza 1. Though troubles assailAnd dangers affright,Though friends should all failAnd foes all unite;Yet one thing secures us,Whatever betide,The scripture assures us,The Lord will provide.
Stanza 2. The birds without barnOr storehouse are fed,From them let us learnTo trust for our bread:His saints, what is fitting,Shall ne’er he denied,So long as ’tis written,The Lord will provide.
Stanza 3. We may, like the ships,By tempest be tossedOn perilous deeps,But cannot be lost.Though Satan enragesThe wind and the tide,The promise engages,The Lord will provide.
Stanza 4. His call we obeyLike Abram of old,Not knowing our way,But faith makes us bold;For though we are strangersWe have a good Guide,And trust in all dangers,The Lord will provide.
Stanza 5. When Satan appearsTo 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.
Stanza 6. He tells us we’re weak,Our hope is in vain,The good that we seekWe ne’er shall obtain,But when such suggestionsOur spirits have plied,This answers all questions,The Lord will provide.
Stanza 7. No strength of our own,Or goodness we claim,Yet since we have knownThe Savior’s great name;In this our strong towerFor safety we hide,The Lord is our power,The Lord will provide.
Stanza 8. When life sinks apaceAnd death is in view,This word of his graceShall comfort us through:No fearing or doubtingWith Christ on our side,We hope to die shouting,The Lord will provide.
Olney Hymns (1779), Book 1, Hymn 7. John Newton. Public domain. CCEL transcription with modernized spelling. www.praylock.com/olney-hymns/1-7
