The Psalms of David ‎#193b

193b. Israel led to Canaan, and Christians to Heaven

1 Give Thanks to GOD; He reigns above;
Kind are his Thoughts, his Name is Love;
His Mercy Ages past have known,
And Ages long to come shall own.

2 Let the Redeemed of the Lord
The Wonders of his Grace record;
Isr'el, the Nation whom he chose,
And rescu'd from their mighty Foes.

3 [When GOD's Almighty Arm had broke
Their Fetters and th' Egyptian Yoke,
They trac'd the Desart, wand'ring round
A wild and solitary Ground!

4 There they could find no leading Road,
Nor City for a fix'd Abode;
Nor Food nor Fountain to asswage
Their burning Thirst or Hunger's Rage.]

5 In their Distress to GOD they cry'd;
GOD was their Saviour and their Guide;
He led their March far wand'ring round;
'Twas the right Path to Canaan's Ground.

6 Thus when our first Telease we gain
From Sin's old Yoke, and Satan's Chain,
We have this desert world to pass,
A dangerous and a tiresome Place.

7 He feeds and clothes us all the Way,
He guides our Footsteps, lest we stray;
He guards us with a pow'rful Hand,
And brings us to the heav'nly Land.

8 O let the Saints with joy record
The Truth and Goodness of the Lord!
How great his Works! how kind his Ways!
Let ev'ry Tongue pronounce his Praise.

Text Information

• First Line: Give Thanks to GOD: He reigns above
• Title: Israel led to Canaan, and Christians to Heaven
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1740
• Scripture:
  Psalm 107
• Topic: Church: restored by prayer; Colonies Planted; Creation and Providence; Deliverance: from shipwreck; Drunkard and Glutton; Intemperance: pardoned; Isreal: punished and pardoned; Isreal: saved from Egypt, and brought to Canaan; Isreal: Travels in the Wilderness; Luxury: pardoned; Mariners Psalm; Mercies: recorded; Nation: blest and punished; New-England Psalm; Providence: in Air, Earth and Sea; Providence: recorded; Saints: conducted to heaven; Saints: punished and pardoned; Seaman's Song; Weather

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