When Hagar found the bottle spent <br />And wept o'er Ishmael, <br />A message from the Lord was sent <br />To guide her to a well. <br /> <br />Should not Elijah's cake and cruse <br />Convince us at this day, <br />A gracious God will not refuse <br />Provisions by the way? <br /> <br />His saints and servants shall be fed, <br />The promise is secure; <br />'Bread shall be given them,' as He said, <br />'Their water shall be sure.' <br /> <br />Repasts far richer they shall prove, <br />Than all earth's dainties are; <br />'Tis sweet to taste a Saviour's love, <br />Though in the meanest fare. <br /> <br />To Jesus then your trouble bring, <br />Nor murmur at your lot; <br />While you are poor and He is King, <br />You shall not be forgot.<br /><br />William Cowper<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/olney-hymn-52-for-the-poor/
