Olney Hymns (1840)/Book 1/Hymn 16

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16.
Manna hoarded.—Exod. xvi, 20.

1 The manna, favour'd Israel's meat,  Was gather'd day by day; When all the host was served, the heat Melted the rest away.
2 In vain to hoard it up they tried  Against to-morrow came;It then bred worms and putrified, And proved their sin and shame.
3 'Twas daily bread, and would not keep,  But must be still renewed; Faith should not want a hoard or heap,  But trust the Lord for food.
4 The truths by which the soul is fed  Must thus be had afresh; For notions resting in the head  Will only feed the flesh:
5 However true, they have no life  Or unction to impart; They breed the worms of pride and strife,  But cannot cheer the heart.
6 Nor can the best experience past  The life of faith maintain; The brightest hope will faint at last  Unless supplied again.
7 Dear Lord, while we in prayer are found,  Do thou the manna give; Oh let it fall on all around,  That we may eat and live!

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