John Newton

Here you will find the Poem Manna To Israel Well Supplied of poet John Newton

Manna To Israel Well Supplied

Manna to Israel well supplied
The want of other bread;
While God is able to provide,
His people shall be fed. 

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. 

Of his kind care how sweet a proof!
It suited every taste;
Who gathered most, had just enough,
Enough, who gathered least. 

'Tis thus our gracious Lord provides
Our comforts and our cares;
His own unerring hand provides,
And gives us each our shares. 

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. 

Daily they saw the Manna come,
And cover all the ground;
But what they tried to keep at home,
Corrupted soon was found. 

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.