The Hymnal ‎#291

291. 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.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Whate'er my God ordains is right
• Translator: Catherine Winkworth (1863)
• Author: Samuel Rodigast (1676)
• Meter: 8. 7. 8. 7. 4. 4. 8. 8.
• Publication Date: 1950
• Topic: The Life in Christ: Trust; Confidence; God: Guidance, His; God: Presence, His Abiding; Trust and Confidence

Tune Information

• Name: WAS GOTT THUT DAS IST WOHLGETHAN
• Composer: Severus Gastorius, fl. 1675
• Meter: 8. 7. 8. 7. 4. 4. 8. 8.
• Key: G Major
• Source: "Weimar Gesangbuch," 1681