Though troubles assail <br />And dangers affright, <br />Though friends should all fail <br />And foes all unite; <br />Yet one thing secures us, <br />Whatever betide, <br />The scripture assures us, <br />The Lord will provide. <br /> <br />The birds without barn <br />Or storehouse are fed, <br />From them let us learn <br />To trust for our bread: <br />His saints, what is fitting, <br />Shall ne'er he denied, <br />So long as 'tis written, <br />The Lord will provide. <br /> <br />We may, like the ships, <br />By tempest be tossed <br />On perilous deeps, <br />But cannot be lost. <br />Though Satan enrages <br />The wind and the tide, <br />The promise engages, <br />The Lord will provide. <br /> <br />His call we obey <br />Like Abram of old, <br />Not knowing our way, <br />But faith makes us bold; <br />For though we are strangers <br />We have a good Guide, <br />And trust in all dangers, <br />The Lord will provide. <br /> <br />When Satan appears <br />To stop up our path, <br />And fill us with fears, <br />We triumph by faith; <br />He cannot take from us, <br />Though oft he has tried, <br />This heart-cheering promise, <br />The Lord will provide. <br /> <br />He tells us we're weak, <br />Our hope is in vain, <br />The good that we seek <br />We ne'er shall obtain, <br />But when such suggestions <br />Our spirits have plied, <br />This answers all questions, <br />The Lord will provide. <br /> <br />No strength of our own, <br />Or goodness we claim, <br />Yet since we have known <br />The Saviour's great name; <br />In this our strong tower <br />For safety we hide, <br />The Lord is our power, <br />The Lord will provide. <br /> <br />When life sinks apace <br />And death is in view, <br />This word of his grace <br />Shall comfort us through: <br />No fearing or doubting <br />With Christ on our side, <br />We hope to die shouting, <br />The Lord will provide.<br /><br />John Newton<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-lord-will-provide-2/
