Hymnal: The Christian Hymnal Revised
Date: 1882
Compiler: A I Hobbs et al
Publisher/Printer: Christian Publishing Co
First Line: When Israel through the desert pass'd
Topic: Joy/Of Christians
Writer: B Beddome
Composer: Lowell Mason
Meter: LM
Tune: Hebron
Hymn Number: 604
Page Number: 222, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsWHEN Israel through the desert pass'd,
A fiery pillar went before,
To guide them through the dreary waste,
And lessen the fatigues they bore.
Such is Thy glorious word, O God;
'Tis for our light and guidance giv'n;
It sheds a luster all abroad,
And points the path to bliss and heav'n.
It fills the soul with sweet delight,
And quickens its inactive pow'rs;
It sets our wand'ring footsteps right,
Displays Thy love and kindles ours.
Its promises rejoice our hearts,
Its doctrine is divinely true;
Knowledge and pleasure it imparts,
It comforts and instructs us, too.