The Lord Will Provide

The Lord Will Provide                                                                               by John Newton

"Though troubles assail,

And dangers affright,

Though friends should all fail,

And foes all unite;

Yet one things secures us

Whatever betide,

The Scripture assures us

'The Lord will provide.'"

"The birds without barn

Or storehouse are fed;

From them let us learn 

To trust for our bread.

His saints what is fitting

Shall ne'er be denied,

So long as 'tis written,

'The Lord will provide.'"

"His call we obey,

Like Abram of old,

Not knowing our way,

But faith makes us bold.

And though we are strangers,

We have a good guide,

And trust, in all dangers,

'The Lord will provide.'"

"We may like the ships

In tempests be toss'd

On perilous deeps,

But cannot be lost.

Though Satan enrages

The wind and the tide,

The promise engages--

'The Lord will provide.'"

"When Satan appears 

To stop up our path, 

And fills 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.'"

He tells us we're weak, 

Our hope is in vain,

The good that we seek

We ne'er shall obtain;

But when such suggestions 

Our spirits have tried,

This answers all questions--

'The Lord will provide.'"

"No strength of our own

Or goodness we claim;

But since we have known

The Savior's great name,

In this, our strong tower,

For safety we hide;

The Lord is our power!

'The Lord will provide!'"

"When life sinks apace,

And death is in view,

This word of His grace

Shall comfort us through.

No fearing nor doubting,

With Christ on our side,

We hope to die shouting--

'The Lord will provide!'"

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