463. I Look to You in Every Need

1 I look to you in every need,
and never look in vain;
I feel your strong and tender love,
and all is well again:
The thought of you is mightier far
than sin and pain and sorrow are.

2 Discouraged in the work of life,
disheartened by its load,
Shamed by its failures or its fears,
I sink beside the road;
But let me only think of you
and all my strength returns anew.

3 Serene and calm, you circle me,
my restlessness to still;
Around me flows your quickening life,
to nerve my faltering will:
Your presence fills my solitude;
your providence turns all to good.

4 Enfolded deep in your dear love,
held in your law, I stand;
Your hand in all things I behold,
and all things in your hand;
You lead me in surprising ways,
and turn my mourning into praise.

Text Information
First Line: I look to you in every need
Title: I Look to You in Every Need
Author: Samuel Longfellow (1864, alt.)
Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.8.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1995
Topic: Comfort and Assurance; God: Providence and Goodness of; God: Strength and Refuge of (1 more...)
Tune Information
Name: O JESU
Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.8.
Key: F Major
Source: Reimann's Sammlung Alter und Neuer Melodien, 1747



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