Day by Day the Manna Fell

Day by day the man­na fell;

O to learn this les­son well!

Still by con­stant mer­cy fed

Give me Lord

my dai­ly bread.

Day by day

the pro­mise reads

Daily strength for dai­ly needs;

Cast fore­bod­ing fears away;

Take the man­na of to­day.

Lord! my times are in Thy hand;

All my san­guine hopes have planned

To Thy wis­dom I re­sign

And would make Thy pur­pose mine.

Thou my dai­ly task shalt give;

Day by day to Thee I live;

So shall add­ed years ful­fill

Not my own

my Fa­ther’s will.

Fond am­bi­tion

whis­per not;

Happy is my hum­ble lot.

Anxious

bu­sy cares away;

I’m pro­vid­ed for to­day.

Oh

to live ex­empt from care

By the en­er­gy of pray­er:

Strong in faith

with mind sub­dued

Yet elate with gra­ti­tude!