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06 Nov 10 - 02:53 AM (#3024918) Subject: Lyr Add: The Lord Will Provide (Newton & Cowper) From: Joe Offer We didn't have anything on this song, which is part of Jon Boden's A FolkSong a Day project. "The Lord will provide" From Olney Hymns by John Newton & William Cowper Sing to the tune of "O Worship the King, All Glorious Above" THE LORD WILL PROVIDE (Newton & Cowper) 1 Though troubles assail, And dangers affright, Though friends should all fail, And foes all unite; Yet one thing secures us, Whatever betide, The Scripture assures us, The Lord will provide. 2 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 deny'd, So long as 'tis written, The Lord will provide. 3 We may, like the ships, By tempests be tost On perilous deeps, But cannot be lost: Though Satan enrages The wind and the tide, The promise engages, The Lord will provide. 4 His call we obey, Like Abra'm of old, Not knowing our way, But faith makes us bold; For though we are strangers, We have a good guide, And trust in all dangers, The Lord will provide. 5 When Satan appears To stop up our path, And fill us with fears, We triumph by faith: He cannot take from us, Though oft he has try'd, This heart-cheering promise, The Lord will provide. 6 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 ply'd, This answers all questions, The Lord will provide. 7 No strength of our own, Or goodness, we claim; Yet since we have known The Savior's great name, In this our strong tow'r For safety we hide, The Lord is our pow'r, The Lord will provide. 8 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. Source: http://www.scribd.com/doc/1739280/The-Lord-will-provide |