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Jehovah-Jireh. The Lord Will Provide. - Genesis xxii.14.

By William Cowper

Topics: classic

The saints should never be dismayd,     Nor sink in hopeless fear;     For when they least expect his aid,     The Saviour will appear.     This Abraham found: he raised the knife;     God saw, and said, Forbear!     Yon ram shall yield his meaner life;     Behold the victim there.     Once David seemd Sauls certain prey;     But hark! the foes at hand;[1]     Saul turns his arms another way,     To save the invaded land.     When Jonah sunk beneath the wave,     He thought to rise no more;[2]     But God prepared a fish to save,     And bear him to the shore.     Blest proofs of power and grace divine,     That meet us in his word!     May every deep-felt care of mine     Be trusted with the Lord.     Wait for his seasonable aid,     And though it tarry, wait:     The promise may be long delayd,     But cannot come too late.

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William Cowper

About William Cowper

William Cowper (1731–1800) was an English poet and hymnodist whose work bridges the gap between the Augustan age and Romanticism. His poems "The Task" and "John Gilpin" were enormously popular, and his hymn "God Moves in a Mysterious Way" remains widely sung.

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