Book of Worship (Rev. ed.) ‎#78

78. Thy ways, O Lord! with wise design

1 Thy ways, O Lord! with wise design,
Are framed upon Thy throne above,
And ev'ry dark or bending line
Meets in the centre of Thy love.

2 With feeble light, and half obscure,
Poor mortals Thine arrangements view;
Not knowing that the least are sure,
And the mysterious just and true.

3 Thy flock, Thine own peculiar care,
Though now they seem to roam uneyed,
Are led or driven only where
They best and safest may abide.

4 They neither know nor trace the way:
But while they trust Thy guardian eye,
Their feet shall ne'er to ruin stray,
Nor shall the weakest fail or die.

5 My favor'd soul shall meekly learn
To lay her reason at Thy throne;
Too weak Thy secrets to discern,
I'll trust Thee for my guide alone.

Text Information

• First Line: Thy ways, O Lord! with wise design
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1870
• Topic: God: wonderful in providence; Goodness of God: a ground of trust; Providence; Resignation; Wisdom of God
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Author from index: Serle

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