ELHB Hymn 118
When Israel through the desert passed
Benjamin Beddome (1769)
Hymn Text
118. When Israel through the desert passed
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1 When Israel through the desert passed,
A fiery pillar went before,
To guide them through the dreary waste,
And lessen the fatigue they bore.
A fiery pillar went before,
To guide them through the dreary waste,
And lessen the fatigue they bore.
2 Such is Thy glorious Word, O God!
'Tis for our light and guidance given;
It sheds its luster all abroad,
And points the path to bliss and heaven.
'Tis for our light and guidance given;
It sheds its luster all abroad,
And points the path to bliss and heaven.
3 It fills the soul with sweet delight,
And quickens its inactive powers;
It sets our wand'ring footsteps right,
Displays Thy love, and kindles ours.
And quickens its inactive powers;
It sets our wand'ring footsteps right,
Displays Thy love, and kindles ours.
4 Its promises rejoice our hearts;
Its doctrines are divinely true;
While highest wisdom it imparts,
It comforts and instructs us, too.
Its doctrines are divinely true;
While highest wisdom it imparts,
It comforts and instructs us, too.
Source noted on Hymnary: Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-book #118