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The saints should never be dismayed JEHOVAH–JIREH, The LORD will provide

William Cowper printed it in 1779 in Olney Hymns, Book I, no. 6, under Genesis 22:14.

WRITTEN BY

William Cowper 1731–1800

PRINTED

1779 Olney Hymns · no. 6

METRE

Common Metre 8.6.8.6 · 6 stanzas

WRITTEN ON

Genesis 22:14 the verse printed above it

The hymn, and the Scripture in it

All 6 stanzas as Cowper printed them, with the verses their lines echo beside them. Point at a line to join it to its verse; click to read the passage.

SHARED WORDSthe verse shares the line's wording ECHOproposed by an AI model, confirmed by a separate check Not the author's own notes

AMONG THE SCRIPTURES

The stanzas at the centre; around them, every book its heading and its echoes come from, Old Testament on the left and New on the right. Choose a stanza or a book.

a line echoes this verse its heading or an echo comes from here

STANZA I

The saints should never be dismayed

The saints should never be dismayed,

Nor sink in hopeless fear;

For when they least expect his aid,

The Savior will appear.

Where Cowper found it

Cowper printed the hymn under Genesis 22:14. The line that comes closest to it is marked.

And Abraham called that place The LORD Will Provide. So to this day it is said, “On the mountain of the LORD it will be provided.” GENESIS 22:14 · BEREAN STANDARD BIBLE READ GENESIS 22

This Abraham found, he raised the knife, GOD saw, and said, “Forbear;” Yon ram shall yield his meaner life, Behold the victim there. STANZA II

Its place in the book

Book I of Olney Hymns walks through the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, one hymn per passage: 141 hymns. This is number 6. Point at a tick to see the hymn; click it to open that hymn.

NO. 6 · WILLIAM COWPER · THIS HYMN The saints should never be dismayed

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