Together in Song ‎#564

564. O God of Bethel, by whose hand

1 O God of Bethel, by whose hand
your people still are fed,
who through this weary pilgrimage
have all our forebears led:

2 our vows, our prayers, we now present
before your throne of grace;
God of our people, be the God
of each succeeding race.

3 Through each perplexing path of life
our wandering footsteps guide;
give us each day our daily bread,
for all our needs provide.

4 O spread your covering wings around,
till all our wanderings cease,
and at our Father's loved abode
our souls arrive in peace.

Text Information

• First Line: O God of Bethel, by whose hand
• Author: Philip Doddridge, 1702-51
• Meter: 86.86
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1999
• Scripture:
  1 Kings 8:22-53
  ;
  Genesis 25:16-22
  ;
  Luke 11:1-4
  ;
  Matthew 6:1-11
  ;
  Matthew 6:24-34
  ;
  Psalm 17:1-8
  ;
  Psalm 84
  ;
  Psalm 91
• Topic: Anniversary of a Church; Covenant; Forebears; Heaven; Pilgrimage; Providence
• Notes: Other authors also

Tune Information

• Name: SALZBURG
• Composer: Johann Michael Haydn, 1737-1806 (adapt.)
• Meter: 86.86
• Key: D Major