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As birds their infant brood protect

An entry on William Cowper's Olney hymn on divine protection.

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Authored by William Cowper, this hymn appeared in the Olney Hymns (1779, Book I, No. 72) in five stanzas of four lines, based on Ezekiel 48:35. It was included in early collections such as Thomas Cotterill's and Edward Bickersteth's, and remains in use primarily in American hymnals.

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