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O God of Bethel
Verse 1
O God of Bethel, by whose hand
Thy people still are fed,
Who through this weary pilgrimage
Hast all our fathers led.
Thy people still are fed,
Who through this weary pilgrimage
Hast all our fathers led.
Verse 2
Our vows, our prayers, we now present
Before Thy throne of grace;
God of our fathers, be the God
Of their succeeding race.
Before Thy throne of grace;
God of our fathers, be the God
Of their succeeding race.
Verse 3
Through each perplexing path of life
Our wandering footsteps guide;
Give us each day our daily bread,
And raiment fit provide.
Our wandering footsteps guide;
Give us each day our daily bread,
And raiment fit provide.
Verse 4
O spread Thy covering wings around,
Till all our wanderings cease,
And at our Father’s loved abode
We find at last Thy peace.
Till all our wanderings cease,
And at our Father’s loved abode
We find at last Thy peace.
Watts's hymn references Jacob's experience at Bethel and has been set to multiple tunes throughout its history.