I Shall Not Want

I shall not want: in de­serts wild

Thou spread’st Thy ta­ble for Thy child;

While grace in streams for thirst­ing souls

Thro’ earth and Heav­en for­ev­er rolls.

I shall not want: my dark­est night

Thy lov­ing smile shall fill with light;

While pro­mis­es around me bloom

And cheer me with di­vine per­fume.

I shall not want: Thy right­eous­ness

My soul shall clothe with glo­ri­ous dress;

My blood-washed robe shall be more fair

Than gar­ments kings or an­gels wear.

I shall not want: whate’er is good

Of dai­ly bread or an­gels’ food

Shall to my Fa­ther’s child be sure

So long as earth and Heav­en en­dure.