Sunday's Hymn: John Newton

These are the words to another of the hymns featured on the CD reviewed last Friday. This one has a new tune and has been retitled The Lord Will Provide. (The original tune is St. Denio, which you probably recognize as the tune to Immortal, Invisible God Only Wise.)

Though Troubles Assail Us

Though troubles assail us and dangers affright,
Though friends should all fail us and foes all unite,
Yet one thing secures us, whatever betide,
The promise assures us, “The Lord will provide.”

The birds, without garner or storehouse, are fed;
From them let us learn to trust God for our bread.
His saints what is fitting shall ne’er be denied
So long as ’tis written, “The Lord will provide.”

When Satan assails us to stop up our path,
And courage all fails us, 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 never shall obtain,
But when such suggestions, our graces have tried,
This answers all questions, “The Lord will provide.”

No strength of our own and no goodness we claim;
Yet, since we have known of 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 a pace, and death is in view,
The word of His grace shall comfort us through,
Not fearing or doubting, with Christ on our side,
We hope to die shouting, “The Lord will provide.”

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Other hymns, worship songs, etc. posted this Sunday

• Fill Thou My Life at John Dekker's Journal
• More Love to Thee, O Christ at Seasonings
• My Faith Looks Up to Thee at Ian's Messy Desk
• Be Thou My Vision at Jam and Books
  
• A Song and a Carol for Christmastide at Chez Kneel
• In Christ Alone at Regaining Paradise
• Let Us Love and Sing and Wonder at Hiraeth
• Like a River Glorious at Unity Without Verity
• Crown Him With Many Crowns at New Lumps
  
• The Collect for the Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity at Magic Statistics
• Christ Alone, from The Valley of Vision at The Thirsty Theologian

Have you posted a hymn this Sunday and I missed it? Let me know by leaving a link in the comments or by emailing me at the address in the sidebar, and I'll add your post to the list.

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