60 GENESIS. BOOK I.
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Another.
1 BY faith in Christ I walk with God,
With heaven, my journey's end, in view;
Supported by his staff and rod,
My road is safe and pleasant too.
2 I travel through a desert wide,
Where many round me blindly stray:
But he vouchsafes to be my guide,
And will not let me miss my way.
3 Though snares and dangers throng my path.
And earth and hell my course withstand,
I triumph over all by faith,
Guarded by his almighty hand.
4 The wilderness affords no food,
But God for my support prepares,—
Provides me every needful good,
And frees my soul from wants and cares.
5 With him sweet converse I maintain;
Great as he is, I dare be free;
I tell him all my grief and pain,
And he reveals his love to me.
6 Some cordial from his word he brings
Whene'er my feeble spirit faints,—
At once my soul revives and sings,
And yields no more to sad complaints.
7 I pity all that worldlings talk
Of pleasures that will quickly end:
Be this my choice, O Lord, to walk
With thee, my Guide, my Guard, my Friend.
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Lot in Sodom.— Gen. xiii, 10.
1 How hurtful was the choice of Lot,
Who took up his abode
(Because it was a fruitful spot)
With them who fear'd not God!
