Israel led to Canaan, and Christians to heaven. <br /> <br />Give thanks to God; he reigns above; <br />Kind are his thoughts, his name is Love; <br />His mercy ages past have known, <br />And ages long to come shall own. <br /> <br />Let the redeemed of the Lord <br />The wonders of his grace record; <br />Isr'el, the nation whom he chose, <br />And rescued from their mighty foes. <br /> <br />[When God's almighty arm had broke <br />Their fetters and th' Egyptian yoke, <br />They traced the desert, wand'ring round <br />A wild and solitary ground. <br /> <br />There they could find no leading road, <br />Nor city for a fixed abode; <br />Nor food, nor fountain, to assuage <br />Their burning thirst or hunger's rage.] <br /> <br />In their distress, to God they cried <br />God was their Savior and their Guide; <br />He led their march far wand'ring round, <br />'Twas the right path to Canaan's ground. <br /> <br />Thus, when our first release we gain <br />From sin's old yoke, and Satan's chain, <br />We have this desert world to pass, <br />A dangerous and a tiresome place. <br /> <br />He feeds and clothes us all the way, <br />He guides our footsteps lest we stray, <br />He guards us with a powerful hand, <br />And brings us to the heav'nly land. <br /> <br />O let the saints with joy record <br />The truth and goodness of the Lord! <br />How great his works! how kind his ways! <br />Let every tongue pronounce his praise.<br /><br />Isaac Watts<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/psalm-107-part-1/
