And if her faith was firm and strong
Had strong misgivings too.
6. Like her, with hopes and fears we come,
To touch thee if we may ;
Oh ! send us not despairing home,
Send none unheal d away.
15.
Manna.— Exod. xvi, 18.
1 MANNA to Israel well supplied
The want of other bread ;
While God is able to provide,
His people shall be fed.
2 (Thus though the corn and wine should fail,
And creature- streams be dry,
The prayer of faith will still prevail
For blessings from on high.)
3 Of his kind care how sweet a proof ;
It suited every taste :
Who gather d most had just enough
Enough who gather d least.
4 Tis thus our gracious Lord provides
Our comforts and our cares ;
His own unerring hand divides,
And gives us each our shares.
5 He knows how much the weak can bear,
And helps them when they cry ;
The strongest have no strength to spare,
For such he ll strongly try.
6 Daily they saw the manna come
And cover all the ground ;
But what they tried to keep at home
Corrupted soon was found.
7 Vain their attempt to store it up,
This was to tempt the Lord :
Israel must live by faith and hope,
And not upon a hoard.
