Olney Hymns (1840)/Book 1/Hymn 15

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15.
Manna.—Exod. xvi, 18.

1 Manna to Israel well supplied  The want of other bread; While God is able to provide,  His people shall be fed.
2 (Thus though the corn and wine should fail,  And creature-streams be dry, The prayer of faith will still prevail  For blessings from on high.)
3 Of his kind care how sweet a proof;  It suited every taste: Who gather'd most had just enough—  Enough who gather'd least.
4 'Tis thus our gracious Lord provides  Our comforts and our cares; His own unerring hand divides,  And gives us each our shares.
5 He knows how much the weak can bear,  And helps them when they cry; The strongest have no strength to spare,  For such he'll strongly try.
6 Daily they saw the manna come  And cover all the ground; But what they tried to keep at home  Corrupted soon was found.
7 Vain their attempt to store it up,  This was to tempt the Lord: Israel must live by faith and hope,  And not upon a hoard.
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