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Believers Hymn Book · No. 422 · Words: Philip Doddridge & John Logan · Tune: Salzburg Stracathro
O God of Bethel! By whose hand
Create PowerPoint slides from this hymn →A petition hymn based on Jacob's covenant at Bethel (Genesis 28), asking God to guide and provide for each new generation as he did for the patriarchs. Originally written by Philip Doddridge c.1737 and revised by John Logan in 1781.
Verse 1
O God of Bethel! By whose hand
Thy people still are fed;
Who through this weary pilgrimage
Hast all our fathers led.
Verse 2
Our vows, our prayers, we now present
Before Thy throne of grace:
God of our fathers! Be the God
Of their succeeding race.
Verse 3
Through each perplexing path of life
Our wandering footsteps guide;
Give us each day our daily bread.
And raiment fit provide.
Verse 4
O spread Thy covering wings around
Till all our wanderings cease,
And at our Father's loved abode
Our souls arrive in peace.
Verse 5
Such blessings from Thy gracious hand
Our humble prayers implore;
And Thou shalt be our chosen God,
And portion evermore.
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