The Cloud and Fire

As of old when the hosts of Is­ra­el

Were com­pelled in the wil­der­ness to dwell

Trusting they in their God to lead the way

To the light of per­fect day.

So the sign of the fire by night

And the sign of the cloud by day

Hovering o’er

just be­fore

As they jour­ney on their way

Shall a guide and a lead­er be

Till the wil­der­ness be past.

For the Lord our God in His own good time

Shall lead to the light at last.

To and fro as a ship with­out a sail

Not a com­pass to guide them thro’ the vale

But the sign of their God was ev­er near

Thus their faint­ing hearts to cheer.

All the days of their wan­d’rings they were fed

To the land of the pro­mise they were led

By the hand of the Lord in guid­ance sure

They were brought to Ca­naan’s shore.