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Manna hoarded.— Exod. xvi, 20.
1 THE manna, favour d Israel s meat,
Was gather d day by day ;
When all the host was served, the heat
Melted the rest away.
2 In vain to hoard it up they tried
Against to-morrow came ; ^
It then bred worms and putrified,
And proved their sin and shame.
3 Twas daily bread, and would not keep,
But must be still renewed ;
Faith should not want a hoard or heap,
But trust the Lord for food.
4 The truths by which the soul is fed
Must thus be had afresh ;
For notions resting in the head
Will only feed the flesh:
5 However true, they have no life
Or unction to impart ;
They breed the worms of pride and strife,
But cannot cheer the heart.
6 Nor can the best experience past
The life of faith maintain ;
The brightest hope will faint at last
Unless supplied again.
7 Dear Lord, while we in prayer are found,
Do thou the manna give ;
Oh let it fall on all around,
That we may eat and live !
17.
Jehovah-NissiThe Lord my Banner,—Exod. xvii, 15. C.
1 BY whom was David taught
To aim the dreadful blow,
