'Tis Providence alone secures
In every change both mine and yours.

'Tis Providence alone secures
In every change both mine and yours.

To a close shorne sheepe, God gives wind by measure.
[To a close shorn sheep, God gives wind by read more

To a close shorne sheepe, God gives wind by measure.
[To a close shorn sheep, God gives wind by measure.]

And pleas'd th' Almighty's orders to perform,
Rides in the whirlwind and directs the storm.

And pleas'd th' Almighty's orders to perform,
Rides in the whirlwind and directs the storm.

Destroy all creatures for thy sport or gust,
Yet cry, if man's unhappy, God's unjust.

Destroy all creatures for thy sport or gust,
Yet cry, if man's unhappy, God's unjust.

The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.

The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.

Providence is always on the side of the last reserve

Providence is always on the side of the last reserve

Behind the dim unknown,
Standeth God with the shadow, keeping watch above his own.

Behind the dim unknown,
Standeth God with the shadow, keeping watch above his own.

If heaven send no supplies,
The fairest blossom of the garden dies.

If heaven send no supplies,
The fairest blossom of the garden dies.

Chance is a nickname for Providence.
[Fr., Le hasard est un sobriquet de la Providence.]

Chance is a nickname for Providence.
[Fr., Le hasard est un sobriquet de la Providence.]