For I am the Lord your God
who takes hold of your right hand
and says to you, Do not fear;
I will help you.
Isaiah 41:13 NIV
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Each morning when I wake I say,
“I place my hand in God’s today;”
I know He’ll walk close by my side
My every wandering step to guide.
He leads me with the tenderest care
When paths are dark and I despair,
No need for me to understand
If I but hold fast to His hand.
My hand in His! No surer way
To walk in safety through each day,
By His great bounty I am fed;
Warmed by His love, and comforted.
When at day’s end I seek my rest
And realize how much I’m blessed,
My thanks pour out to Him: and then
I place my hand in God’s again.
[written by Florence Scripps Kellogg]
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So do not fear, for I am with you;
do not be dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you and help you;
I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
Isaiah 41:10 NIV