Church Book ‎#414

414. Author of good! To Thee we turn

1 Author of good! To Thee we turn:
Thine ever-wakeful eye
Alone can all our wants discern,
thy hand alone supply.

2 O let Thy love within us dwell,
Thy fear our footsteps guide!
That love shall vainer love expel,
That fear all fears beside.

3 And since, by passion's force subdued,
Too oft, with stubborn will,
We blindly shun the latent good,
And grasp the specious ill:

4 Not what we wish, but what we want,
Let mercy still supply:
The good, unasked, let mercy grant,
The ill, though asked, deny.

Text Information

• First Line: Author of good! To Thee we turn
• Author: James Merrick (1765)
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1890
• Topic: The Christian Life: Trust; Second Sunday after Trinity; Twenty Second Sunday after Trinity
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Alternate tune: #77 or #397

Tune Information

• Name: ARMAGH
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: G Major
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Source from index: Lutheran