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Text:O God of Bethel, by whose hand
Author:Philip Doddridge, 1702-1751
Author:John Logan, 1748-1788
Tune:BURFORD

491b. O God of Bethel, by whose hand

1 O God of Bethel, by whose hand
thy people still are fed,
who through this weary pilgrimage
has all our forebears led.

2 Our vows, our prayers, we now present
before thy throne of grace;
God of our forebears, be the God
of their succeeding race.

3 Through each mysterious path of life
be thou our constant guide;
give us each day our daily bread,
and raiment fit provide.

4 O spread thy cov'ring wings around
till all our wanderings cease,
and at our Father's loved abode
our souls arrive in peace.

Text Information
First Line: O God of Bethel, by whose hand
Title: O God of Bethel, by whose hand
Author: Philip Doddridge, 1702-1751 (alt.)
Author: John Logan, 1748-1788 (alt.)
Meter: CM
Language: English
Publication Date: 2000
Scripture: ; ; ; ; ;
Topic: All Saints; Grace and Providence; New Year and Anniversaries (6 more...)
Tune Information
Name: BURFORD
Meter: CM
Key: f minor
Source: "Chetham's Psalmody" (1718)



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