The document is a collection of passages from the Bible and Abraham Lincoln discussing trusting in God and his protection. It includes verses from Psalms and Deuteronomy emphasizing God's goodness, mercy, protection, and strength. God answers calls for help, sets people in broad places, and is stronger than any human opponent. It is better to trust in God than other people. Lincoln's quote calls for the North and South to remain united as bonded friends despite conflicts.

1. IN HIS
GRIP

2. Oh,
give
thanks
to
the
Lord,
for
He
is
good!
For
His
mercy
endures
forever.
Psalms
118:1
(NKJV)

3. Therefore
you
shall
keep
the
commandment,
that
you
may
be
strong,
and
go
in
and
possess
the
land.
A
land
which
the
Lord
your
God
cares,
the
eyes
of
the
Lord
are
always
on
it,
from
the
beginning
of
the
year
to
the
very
end
of
the
year.
Deuteronomy
11:8,12
(NKJV)

4. I
called
on
the
Lord
in
distress;
The
Lord
answered
me
and
set
me
in
a
broad
place.
Psalms
118:5
(NKJV)

5. The
Lord
is
on
my
side;
I
will
not
fear.
What
can
man
do
to
me?
Psalms
118:6
(NKJV)

6. I
will
never
leave
you
or
forsake
you.
So
we
may
boldly
say,
the
Lord
is
my
helper,
I
will
not
fear
what
man
can
do
to
me.
Hebrews
13:5,:6
(NKJV)

7. It
is
beGer
to
trust
in
the
Lord
Than
to
put
confidence
in
man.
Psalms
118:8
(NKJV)

8. “We
are
not
enemies,
but
friends.
We
must
not
be
enemies.
Though
passion
may
have
strained,
it
must
not
break
our
bonds
of
affecKon.
The
mysKc
chords
of
memory,
stretching
from
every
baGle-­‐field,
and
patriot
grave,
to
every
living
heart
and
hearthstone,
all
over
this
broad
land,
will
yet
swell
the
chorus
of
the
Union,
when
again
touched,
as
surely
they
will
be,
by
the
beGer
angels
of
our
nature.”
Abraham
Lincoln

9. They
surrounded
me,
Yes,
they
surrounded
me;
But
in
the
name
of
the
Lord
I
will
destroy
them.
They
surrounded
me
like
bees…
Psalms
118:11,12
(NKJV)

10. You
pushed
me
violently,
that
I
might
fall,
But
the
Lord
helped
me.
Psalms
118:13
(NKJV)

11. The
Lord
is
my
strength
and
song,
And
He
has
become
my
salvaKon.
Psalms
118:14
(NKJV)

12. The
right
hand
of
the
Lord
is
exalted;
The
right
hand
of
the
Lord
does
valiantly.
Psalms
118:16
(NKJV)