A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) ‎#36

36. The Pillar and Cloud

When Israel, of the Lord beloved,
Out from the land of bondage came,
Her fathers’ God before her moved,
An awful guide in smoke and flame.

By day, along the astonished lands
The cloudy pillar glided slow;
By night, Arabia’s crimsoned sands
Returned the fiery column’s glow.

Thus present still, though now unseen,
When brightly shines the prosperous day,
Be thoughts of Thee a cloudy screen,
To temper the deceitful ray!

And, O, when gathers on our path
In shade and storm the frequent night,
Be Thou, long-suffering, slow to wrath,
A burning and a shining light!

Text Information

• First Line: When Israel, of the Lord beloved
• Title: The Pillar and Cloud
• Author: W. Scott
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1866

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