Church Book ‎#88

88. My God, my only Help and Hope

1 My God, my only Help and Hope,
My strong and sure Defence,
For all my safety and my peace
I bless Thy Providence.

2 The daily favors of my God
I cannot sing at large:
Yet let memake this holy boast,
I am the Almighty's charge.

3 Lord, in the day Thou art about
The paths wherein I tread;
And in the night, when I lie down,
Thou art about my bed.

4 Naked I came into the world,
And nothing with me brought;
And nothing have I here deserved,
Yet have I lackéd nought.

5 I do not bless my laboring hand,
My laboring head, or chance;
The Providence, most gracious God,
Is mine inheritance.

Text Information

• First Line: My God, my only Help and Hope
• Author: John Mason (1683)
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1890
• Topic: Providence; Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Alternate tune #53 or #281

Tune Information

• Name: WESTMINSTER
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: D Major
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Composer from index: James Turle, 1852