Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes ‎#480

480. What our Father does is well

1 What our Father does is well:
Blessed truth His children tell!
Though He send for plenty, want,
Though the harvest store be scant,
Yet we rest upon His love,
Seeking better things above.

2 What our Father does is well;
Shall the wilful heart rebel?
If a blessing He withhold
In the field, or in the fold,
Is He not Himself to be
All our store eternally?

3 What our Father does is well;
May the thought within us dwell;
Though nor milk nor honey flow
In our barren Canaan now,
God can save us in our need,
God can bless us, God can feed.

4 Therefore unto Him we raise
Hymns of glory, songs of praise;
To the Father, and the Son,
And the Spirit, Three in One,
Honor, might, and glory be,
Now, and through eternity!

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: What our Father does is well
• Translator: Henry W. Baker (1861)
• Author: Benjamin Schmolk (1720)
• Meter: 7s 6l.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1899
• Topic: Consolation; Trust: In God
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: KÜCKEN
• Composer: Frederick W. Kücken
• Meter: 7s 6l.
• Notes: Public Domain.