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Text:God, my supporter and my hope
Author:Isaac Watts
Tune:GOULD
Composer:Uzziah C. Burnap

519. God, my supporter and my hope

1 God, my supporter and my hope,
My help for ever near,
Thine arm of mercy holds me up,
And saves me from despair.

2 Thy counsels, Lord, shall guide my feet,
Through this dark wilderness;
Thy hand conduct me near Thy seat,
To dwell before Thy face.

3 Were I in heaven without my God,
'Twould be no joy to me,
And while this earth is my abode,
I long for none but Thee.

4 What if the springs of life were broke,
And flesh and heart should faint?
God is my soul's eternal rock,
The strength of every saint.

Amen.

Text Information
First Line: God, my supporter and my hope
Author: Isaac Watts (1719)
Meter: C. M.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1899
Topic: God: our shepherd; Portion: God, the believer's; Reformation Festival (1 more...)
Tune Information
Name: GOULD
Composer: Uzziah C. Burnap
Meter: C. M.



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