A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) ‎#530

530. God Our Deliverer

God of my life, whose gracious power
Through varied deaths my soul hath led,
Or turned aside the fatal hour,
Or lifted up my sinking head!

In all my ways Thy hand I own,
Thy ruling providence I see:
Assist me still my course to run,
And still direct my paths to Thee.

Whither, oh whither should I fly,
But to my loving Father’s breast;
Secure within Thine arms to lie,
And safe beneath Thy wings to rest!

I have no skill the snare to shun,
But Thou, O God, my wisdom art;
I ever into ruin run:
But Thou art greater than my heart.

Foolish, and ignorant, and blind,
Lead me a way I have not known;
Bring me where I my heaven may find,
The heaven of loving Thee alone.

Text Information

• First Line: God of my life, whose gracious power
• Title: God Our Deliverer
• Author: C. Wesley
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1866
• Notes: Public Domain.

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