Hymns for Youth ‎#38

38. Whate'er My God Ordains Is Right

1. Whate'er my God ordains is right;
His holy will abideth.
I will be still, whate'er he doth,
And follow where He guideth.
He is my God;
Though dark my road,
He holds me that I shall not fall,
Wherefore to Him I leave it all.

2. Whate'er my God ordains is right;
He never will deceive me.
He leads me by the proper path;
I know He will not leave me,
And take, content,
What He hath sent.
His hand can turn my griefs away,
And patiently I wait His day.

3. Whate'er my God ordains is right;
Here shall my stand be taken;
Though sorrow, need, or death be mine,
Yet am I not forsaken.
My Father's care
Is round me there;
He holds me that I shall not fall,
And so to Him I leave it all.

Text Information

• First Line: Whate'er my God ordains is right
• Title: Whate'er My God Ordains Is Right
• Translator: Catherine Winkworth, 1827-1878
• Author: Samuel Rodigast, 1649-1708
• Meter: 8 7 8 7 4 4 8 8
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1966

Tune Information

• Name: WAS GOTT TUT
• Composer: Severus Gastorious (c. 1675)
• Meter: 8 7 8 7 4 4 8 8
• Incipit: 51234 54365 43452
• Key: F Major
• Source: Auserlesenes Weimarisches Geshangbuch, 1681