Author:		Scottish Psalter, 1880 Paraphrase of Genesis 28:20-22
Musician:		J. Michael Haydn, 1737-1806

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O God of Bethel! by whose hand
Thy people still are fed;
Who thro' this weary pilgrimage
Hast all our fathers led:

Our vows, our prayers, we now present
Before thy throne of grace:
God of our fathers! be the God
Of their succeeding race.

Thro' each perplexing path of life
Our wand'ring footsteps guide;
Give us each day our daily bread,
And raiment fit provide.

O spread thy cov'ring wings around,
Till all our wand'rings cease,
And at our Father's loved abode
Our souls arrive in peace.