By Gracious Powers

[Verso 1]
 
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 By gracious powers so wonderfully sheltered, 
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And confidently waiting come what may, 
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We know that God is with us night and morning, 
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 And never fails to meet us each new day. 
 


[Verso 2]
 
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 Yet is this heart by its old foe tormented, 
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Still evil days bring burdens hard to bear; 
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O give our frightened souls the sure salvation 
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 For which, O God, you taught us to prepare. 
 


[Verso 3]
 
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 And when this cup you give is filled to brimming 
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With bitter sorrow, hard to understand, 
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We take it thankfully and without trembling, 
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 Out of so good and so beloved a hand 
 


[Verso 4]
 
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 Yet once again in this same world you give us 
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The joy we had, the brightness of your sun, 
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We shall remember all the days we lived through, 
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 And our whole life shall then be yours to alone