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Hymns · 1882

Like a River Glorious

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Verse 1
Like a river glo­ri­ous, is God’s per­fect peace, (Isa. 26:3, Isa. 48:18, Isa. 66:12)
Over all vic­tor­ious, in its bright in­crease;
Perfect, yet it flow­eth, full­er ev­ery day,
Perfect, yet it grow­eth, deep­er all the way.

Chorus
Stayed up­on Je­ho­vah, hearts are ful­ly blest (Isa. 26:3)
Finding, as He pro­mised, per­fect peace and rest. (Isa. 26:3, Matt. 11:28-29)

Verse 2
Hidden in the hol­low of His bless­èd hand, (Isa. 49:2, Isa. 51:16, John 10:28-29)
Never foe can fol­low, nev­er trai­tor stand;
Not a surge of wor­ry, not a shade of care,
Not a blast of hur­ry touch the spir­it there.

Verse 3
Every joy or tri­al fall­eth from ab­ove, (James 1:17)
Traced up­on our dial by the Sun of Love;
We may trust Him ful­ly all for us to do.
They who trust Him whol­ly find Him whol­ly true. (Prov. 3:5-6, Ps. 9:10)