The Cyber Hymnal ‎#11105

11105. The World He Made He Still Sustains

1 The world He made He still sustains,
When then dost thou, O Israel, say,
"My God forgets His people’s pains;
His Jacob is a castaway"?

2 Repent thee of thy peevish haste,
Recall the rash desponding word,
No more complain, "The hour is past,
And I have wearied out my Lord."

3 Hast thou not heard, hast thou not known,
The everlasting God, that laid
The earth’s foundations, rules alone,
Nor faints to bear the world He made?

4 Jehovah is unchangeable,
His ways, and thought, are not as ours,
He cheers the languid souls that fail,
And quickens all their drooping powers.

5 Gently He lifts the fallen up,
He gives them faith, and faith’s increase,
Revives their feeble, dying hope,
And fills with love, and joy and peace.

6 Blasted, the vigor of the young
Shall fade, and suddenly decay;
The bold, and confident, and strong,
Shall fear, despair, and die away.

7 But they who wait upon the Lord
Shall surely find His promise true,
Receive the quickening powerful Word,
And, born of God, their strength renew.

8 Their willing souls from sin set free,
Shall swiftly in His statutes move,
Shall walk in glorious liberty,
Shall fly upon the wings of love.

9 With eagle’s wings their souls shall rise,
Steady and strong to Heaven soar,
Regain on earth their native skies,
And faint, and fall, and sin no more.

Text Information

• First Line: The world He made He still sustains
• Title: The World He Made He Still Sustains
• Author: Charles Wesley
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Source: Hymns and Sacred Poems, 1742
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: ABSCHIED
• Composer: Wenzel Müller
• Meter: LM
• Key: E♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain