A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) 36. When Israel, of the Lord beloved

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A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.)‎#36

Text:	The Pillar and Cloud
Author:	W. Scott

36. The Pillar and Cloud

Full Text

When Israel, of the Lord beloved,
Out from the land of bondage came,
Her fathers’ God before her moved,
An awful guide in smoke and flame.

By day, along the astonished lands
The cloudy pillar glided slow;
By night, Arabia’s crimsoned sands
Returned the fiery column’s glow.

Thus present still, though now unseen,
When brightly shines the prosperous day,
Be thoughts of Thee a cloudy screen,
To temper the deceitful ray!

And, O, when gathers on our path
In shade and storm the frequent night,
Be Thou, long-suffering, slow to wrath,
A burning and a shining light!

Text Information
First Line:	When Israel, of the Lord beloved
Title:	The Pillar and Cloud
Author:	W. Scott
Meter:	L. M.
Language:	English
Publication Date:	1866
Notes:	Public Domain.