Though Troubles Assail and Dangers Affright,
Though friends should all fail and foes all unite,
Yet one thing secures us, whatever betide;
The promise assures us, "The Lord will provide."

The birds, without barn or storehouse, are fed;
From them, let us learn to trust for our bread;
His saints what is fitting shall ne'er be denied,
So long as 'tis written, "The Lord will provide."

His Call we obey, like Abram of old,
Not knowing our way, but faith makes us bold;
For though we are strangers we have a good guide,
And trust in all dangers, "The Lord will provide."

 When Satan appears to stop up our path,
And fills us with fears, we triumph by faith;
He cannot take from us, though oft he has tried,
The heart‑cheering promise, "The Lord will provide."

He tells us we're weak, our hope is in vain;
The good that we seek we ne'er shall obtain;
But when such suggestions our graces have tried,
This answers all questions, "The Lord will provide."

No strength of our own, nor goodness we claim;
Our trust is all thrown on Jesus' dear name:
In this, our strong tower, for safety we hide;
The Lord is our power, "The Lord will provide."

When life sinks apace, and death is in view,
The word of His grace shall comfort us through;
Not fearing nor doubting with Christ on our side,
We're sure to die knowing, "The Lord will provide."

Verse in original poem by John Newton but omitted from most hymnals

Here are some scriptures which are reckoned to have inspired Newton;

Genesis 22:8 Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.

Job 5:19 (NKJV) He shall deliver you in six troubles, yes, in seven no evil shall touch you.

Psalm 23:6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.

Psalm 27:5 For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock.

Psalm 94:1‑5 O LORD God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself. Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth: render a reward to the proud. LORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph? How long shall they utter and speak hard things? and all the workers of iniquity boast themselves? They break in pieces thy people, O LORD, and afflict thine heritage.

Matthew 6:11 Give us this day our daily bread.

Matthew 6:26 (NKJV) Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?

Luke 12:24 Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?

Philippians 4:19 God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

Hebrews 11:8‑9 By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went. By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise.

Hebrews 11:40 God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect.

Various tunes are used such as Hannover and St.Denio but an appropriate one is Houghton written by H.J.Gauntlett who like Newton spent many years in Olney in Buckinghamshire where this hymn was first heard in 1775.